English to Icelandic Meaning of decorous - decorous


Decorous :
decorous

falleg, nokkuð, fínn, fáður, álfur, við hæfi, verðugt, samhæft, hæfur, passa, ágætis, mátun, tignarlegt

decorousdecorouslydecorousness
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Definitions of decorous in English
Adjective(1) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct(2) according with custom or propriety
Examples of decorous in English
(1) After all, she'd essentially refused to look him in the eye earlier, deciding to be proper and decorous instead of curious.(2) Such a decorous manner of doing business is of course, oh so Edinburgh and oh so out of date.(3) My general feelings toward Hollywood have changed dramatically for the better after a decorous Academy Awards presentation last night.(4) Store policies reveal a concern with establishing an orderly social space in which workers and consumers engaged in decorous , purposeful transactions.(5) In Tokyo's hothouse atmosphere decorous behaviour brought from home is jettisoned.(6) As she was singing - in a very decorous , quiet manner, in keeping with the Puritan distrust of the secular arts - her mother opened their back door.(7) Agatha, Apted's next film, is a much more decorous and gentle crime film, a fictionalised version of the disappearance of mystery writer Agatha Christie in 1926.(8) The flag waving was decorous , the cheering polite and the umpire was never once insulted.(9) We're not just talking about a polite and decorous way to find a New Year's date in a matter of mere weeks.(10) If the result is a style that is overly mannered, decorous , cautious and middle-aged, then this is the price they pay for their infatuation.(11) Further in front, children receiving their First Communion displayed a mixture of decorous behaviour and occasional outbursts of cheerful chanting in praise of their hero.(12) Only after victory does he begin, clearly on the advice of his handlers, to adopt a more decorous manner.(13) ÔÇÿIt looks like a cowpat,ÔÇÖ said the decorous Englishman who ordered it, ÔÇÿbut it tastes good.ÔÇÖ(14) Consequently, women are expected to be decorous , modest, and discreet.(15) The young woman's acceptance of the cigarette, indoors and among her friends, was a statement of mild daring; during her wedding and the following celebrations, she was suitably decorous .(16) Those who are constantly ÔÇÿniceÔÇÖ, seemly and decorous , suppress their natural instincts.
(1) decorative arts ::
skreytingar listir
Synonyms
Adjective
1. proper ::
réttur
2. seemly ::
seemly
3. decent ::
ágætis
4. becoming ::
verða
5. befitting ::
befitting
6. tasteful ::
smekkleg
7. correct ::
rétt
8. appropriate ::
við
9. suitable ::
við hæfi
10. fitting ::
mátun
11. tactful ::
háttvís
12. polite ::
kurteis
13. well-mannered ::
vel mannered
14. genteel ::
genteel
15. respectable ::
virðulegur
16. formal ::
formleg
17. restrained ::
spennt
18. modest ::
hóflega
19. demure ::
demure
20. gentlemanly ::
gentlemanly
21. ladylike ::
kvenlegra
22. unshowy ::
unshowy
23. unflashy ::
unflashy
Antonyms
1. improper ::
óviðeigandi
2. inappropriate ::
óviðeigandi
3. incorrect ::
röng
4. indecent ::
indecent
5. indecorous ::
indecorous
6. indelicate ::
indelicate
7. unbecoming ::
unbecoming
8. unseemly ::
óviðurkvæmilegt
Different Forms
decorous, decorously, decorousness
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