Found 2 items, similar to Decorousness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: decorousness decorousness n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum] [ant: indecorum, indecorum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Decorousness Decorous \Dec"or*ous\ (d[e^]k"[-o]r*[u^]s or d[-e]*k[=o]"r[u^]s; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See Decent, and cf. Decorum.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [1913 Webster] A decorous pretext the war. --Motley. -- De*co"rous*ly, adv. -- De*co"rous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]