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Decorum vs Gregarious - What's the difference?

decorum | gregarious |

As a noun decorum

is appropriate social behavior; propriety.

As an adjective gregarious is

describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.

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

    gregarious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
  • (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
  • * 1972 , (Richard Adams), (Watership Down)
    • Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious .

    Antonyms

    * (of a person) (l) * (zoology) (l)

    Synonyms

    * (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) outgoing, sociable