Decency and Habit

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Habit and decency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Habit" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Habit noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.

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Decency and habit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Habit".

Nearby Words: habitual, habitually, habited, habitus, habitue

human	human decency	human habit
common	common decency	common habit
simple	simple decency	simple habit
real	real decency	real habit
Other adjectives: little, general.

Pet the Dog: Harte, Aubrey's hated admiral, shows a moment or two of decency in Treason's Harbor, mentioning that it is his habit to try to buy the liberty of Algerine slaves whenever possible.

Source: Literature / Aubrey-Maturin

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