decente

decente (comparative plus decente, superlative le plus decente)

1. decent

From Latin decente(m), accusative case form of decēns (“appropriate, fitting”), present active participle of decet (“[it] is fitting”).

• IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃɛn.te/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Stress: decènte
• Hyphenation: de‧cen‧te

decente (masculine and feminine plural decenti)

1. decent, decorous, seemly
2. proper
3. reasonable
4. chaste

• indecente

• decentemente

• decenza

• cedente

decente

1. inflection of decēns:
   1. dative masculine singular
   2. dative feminine singular
   3. dative neuter singular

From Latin decēns, decentis, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”)

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: de‧cen‧te

decente (plural decentes, comparable)

1. decent, proper

   Faça um corte de cabelo decente.

   Have a decent haircut.

• indecente

• decência

From Latin decēns.

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /deˈθente/, [d̪eˈθẽn̪t̪e]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /deˈsente/, [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]

decente (plural decentes)

1. decent (showing integrity and moral uprightness)

   Antonym: indecente

2. clean, tidy
3. decent (good enough; okay)

• adecentar
• decentemente

• decencia

• “decente” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.