Decorum and Modesty

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Decorum

Decorum noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Modesty is a synonym for decorum in refinement topic. In some cases you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Decorum", when it comes to topics like etiquette, propriety. popular alternative

Nearby Words: decorate, decorous, decor

Modesty

Modesty noun - The quality or state of being morally pure.

Usage example: in this day and age, that's very becoming modesty in a teenager

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Decorum is a synonym for modesty in etiquette topic. You can use "Decorum" instead a noun "Modesty", if it concerns topics such as propriety. popular alternative

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

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little	little decorum	little modesty
old-fashioned	old-fashioned decorum	old-fashioned modesty
basic	basic decorum	basic modesty

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Dawn answers that it's because "Women have decorum and modesty." Fingore: The gynecologist learns the hard way that trying to "test" Dawn's "flexibility" with his hand is a bad idea.

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