Decency and Honour

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Honour

Honour noun - The quality of being honorable and having a good name.

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Decency and honour are semantically related in virtue topic. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Honour", if it concerns topics such as integrity.

Nearby Words: honor, honorable, honourable, honored, honoured

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real	real decency	real honour
gentlemanly	gentlemanly decency	gentlemanly honour

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Clear My Name: Don't worry, Bates, Anna will save you from your own undying sense of gentlemanly decency and honour.

Source: Series / Downton Abbey
Combat is unglamorous to begin with and becoming increasingly unchivalrous, pragmatism trumps honour, flashiness and often even basic human decency.

Source: Literature / Hussite Trilogy
Not honour of the kind an individual earns through decency, dedication, and service, mind you.

Source: Honor-Related Abuse

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