English to Dutch Meaning of decorous - welvoeglijk


Decorous :
welvoeglijk

mooi, fijn, gepolijst, fee, welvoeglijk, geschikt, waardig, verenigbaar, passen, fatsoenlijk, bevallig

welvoeglijkdecorumdecorousness
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Definitions of decorous in English
Adjective(1) characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct(2) according with custom or propriety
Examples of decorous in English
(1) After all, she'd essentially refused to look him in the eye earlier, deciding to be proper and decorous instead of curious.(2) Such a decorous manner of doing business is of course, oh so Edinburgh and oh so out of date.(3) My general feelings toward Hollywood have changed dramatically for the better after a decorous Academy Awards presentation last night.(4) Store policies reveal a concern with establishing an orderly social space in which workers and consumers engaged in decorous , purposeful transactions.(5) In Tokyo's hothouse atmosphere decorous behaviour brought from home is jettisoned.(6) As she was singing - in a very decorous , quiet manner, in keeping with the Puritan distrust of the secular arts - her mother opened their back door.(7) Agatha, Apted's next film, is a much more decorous and gentle crime film, a fictionalised version of the disappearance of mystery writer Agatha Christie in 1926.(8) The flag waving was decorous , the cheering polite and the umpire was never once insulted.(9) We're not just talking about a polite and decorous way to find a New Year's date in a matter of mere weeks.(10) If the result is a style that is overly mannered, decorous , cautious and middle-aged, then this is the price they pay for their infatuation.(11) Further in front, children receiving their First Communion displayed a mixture of decorous behaviour and occasional outbursts of cheerful chanting in praise of their hero.(12) Only after victory does he begin, clearly on the advice of his handlers, to adopt a more decorous manner.(13) ÔÇÿIt looks like a cowpat,ÔÇÖ said the decorous Englishman who ordered it, ÔÇÿbut it tastes good.ÔÇÖ(14) Consequently, women are expected to be decorous , modest, and discreet.(15) The young woman's acceptance of the cigarette, indoors and among her friends, was a statement of mild daring; during her wedding and the following celebrations, she was suitably decorous .(16) Those who are constantly ÔÇÿniceÔÇÖ, seemly and decorous , suppress their natural instincts.
(1) decorative arts ::
decoratieve kunsten
Synonyms
Adjective
1. proper ::
gepast
2. seemly ::
betamelijk
3. decent ::
fatsoenlijk
4. becoming ::
worden
5. befitting ::
passend
6. tasteful ::
smaakvol
7. correct ::
correct
8. appropriate ::
geschikt
9. suitable ::
geschikt
10. fitting ::
fitting
11. tactful ::
tactvol
12. polite ::
beleefd
13. well-mannered ::
welgemanierd
14. genteel ::
deftig
15. respectable ::
achtenswaardig
16. formal ::
formeel
17. restrained ::
terughoudend
18. modest ::
bescheiden
19. demure ::
zedig
20. gentlemanly ::
beschaafd
21. ladylike ::
damesachtig
22. unshowy ::
unshowy
23. unflashy ::
unflashy
Antonyms
1. improper ::
onjuist
2. inappropriate ::
ongepast
3. incorrect ::
niet correct
4. indecent ::
onfatsoenlijk
5. indecorous ::
onwelvoeglijk
6. indelicate ::
onkies
7. unbecoming ::
onbetamelijk
8. unseemly ::
onbetamelijk
Different Forms
decorous, decorously, decorousness
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