decorum (B2)
noun
Definition
(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
Examples
A decorum can be important in texts about people and behavior.
In the article, "decorum" meant (uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
The teacher asked students to explain "decorum" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.
How to Use decorum
- a decorum (noun phrase)
- refers to one example or case of decorum — "The text introduced a decorum before giving an example."
- the decorum of something (noun pattern)
- connects decorum to a specific topic or object — "The paragraph explained the decorum of the topic in simple language."
- decorum in context (reading pattern)
- uses nearby words to choose the right sense — "The learner checked decorum in context before writing it down."
Synonyms of decorum
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