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Honourable vs Decorous - What's the difference?

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Honourable is a related term of decorous.


As adjectives the difference between honourable and decorous

is that honourable is (british spelling) while decorous is marked by proper behavior.

honourable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (British spelling)
  • * 1846 , George Luxford, Edward Newman, The Phytologist: a popular botanical miscellany: Volume 2, Part 2 , page 474
  • It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.

    Derived terms

    * honourably

    decorous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by proper behavior. (rfex)
  • * 1919 ,
  • But who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart? Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.