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Couth vs Decorum - What's the difference?

couth | decorum |

As nouns the difference between couth and decorum

is that couth is social grace, sophistication; manners; refinement while decorum is decorum.

As an adjective couth

is (obsolete) known, renowned or couth can be marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.

As a verb couth

is .

couth

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), doublet of (m); from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) known, renowned

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Social grace, sophistication; manners; refinement.
    • That man has no couth .

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    decorum

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety
  • * 2010 — , This Isn't What It Looks Like , ch. 4
    • It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
  • (countable) A convention of social behavior

    • Related terms

    * decorous