Decency and Goodness

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Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

Usage example: the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries

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Goodness is a synonym for decency. In some cases you can use "Goodness" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

Usage example: a person of such unaffected goodness that his friends were inspired to lead better lives

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Decency is a synonym for goodness in honesty topic. You can use "Decency" instead a noun "Goodness", if it concerns topics such as helpfulness.

Nearby Words: good, goodly

human	human decency	human goodness
pure	pure decency	pure goodness
genuine	genuine decency	genuine goodness
simple	simple decency	simple goodness
Other adjectives: actual, real, little, innate, inner, inherent, essential, moral, general, fundamental, basic, selfless.

It's their goodness and decency that makes them so successful, because in the end, everyone ends up liking them.

Source: Mary Suetopia
Invoking actual goodness and decency will have no effect, save for making Knights Templar demonize your cause as the work of the Devil.

Source: Knight Templar
At first she regrets not being able to rejoin the jet set, but her drop in status opens her eyes to the goodness and decency of the people she once rejected.

Source: Fallen Princess

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