decency Copy link Outline I. Of general bearing1. dĕcōrum2. dĕcentia (a rare word, and introduced by Cic. with ut ita dicam, N. D. 2, 58, 146)3. dĕcor, ōris (not to be confounded with decus, decŏris)4. hŏnestas (a word of wider significance)II. In more special sense • decency: I. Of general bearing: 1. dĕcōrum: see Cic. Off. 1, 28, where the entire subject is discussed: to observe d., d. servare, sequi, Cic.; custodire, Quint. 2. dĕcentia (a rare word, and introduced by Cic. with ut ita dicam, N. D. 2, 58, 146): v. fittingness. 3. dĕcor, ōris (not to be confounded with decus, decŏris): Quint. 4. hŏnestas (a word of wider significance): v. honour, respectability. II. In more special sense: pŭdor, vĕrēcundia: v. modesty. (N.B.--In both senses often better expr. by a verb as, to have regard to d., *quid deceat curare; ne quid fiat quod pudeat: v. becoming, proper.)