Decorum and Virtue

Decorum

Decorum noun - Socially acceptable behavior.
Usage example: high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera

Virtue and decorum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtue" instead a noun "Decorum".

Nearby Words: decorate, decorous, decor

Virtue

Virtue noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: a lady of honor and virtue

Decorum and virtue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decorum" instead a noun "Virtue".

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

How words are described

good good decorum good virtue
great great decorum great virtue
little little decorum little virtue
social social decorum social virtue
Other adjectives: old-fashioned.
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