Decent vs Amenity - What's the difference?
decent | amenity |
(obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
Fair; good enough; okay.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword Significant; substantial.
(obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
* A sable stole of cyprus lawn / Over thy decent shoulders drawn — Milton.
Pleasantness.
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Convenience.
(cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.
As an adjective decent
is appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.As a noun amenity is
pleasantness.decent
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}
Antonyms
* indecentAnagrams
*amenity
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(amenities)- We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
- All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
