Impartial vs Decent - What's the difference?
impartial | decent |
Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased; fair.
(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.
As adjectives the difference between impartial and decent
is that impartial is treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased; fair while decent is decent (sufficiently clothed).impartial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* fairAntonyms
* partial * biased * unfairDerived terms
* impartialist * impartiality * impartiallyAnagrams
* ----decent
English
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.}}