decency's
What respectability owns
Decency's is the possessive form of decency—the quality of being proper, modest, or morally acceptable.
It typically appears in phrases like for decency's sake, meaning out of respect for basic standards of behavior: For decency's sake, put some clothes on.
Customs of polite conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
respect · consideration · tact · propriety · seemliness · appropriateness · modesty · dignity
Accepted levels of quality
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
integrity · righteousness · propriety · morality · conduct · character · honor · conscience
Smallest possible quantity
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- necessitiesWhat you cannot lack
- adequacyBeing barely acceptable
- sufficiencyState of being enough
basics · fundamentals · threshold · standard · requirements · provisions · subsistence · fairness
manners
Customs of polite conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
etiquette · respect · consideration · tact · propriety · seemliness · appropriateness · modesty · dignity · grace
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
virtue · integrity · righteousness · propriety · morality · conduct · character · honor · conscience · rectitude
minimum
Smallest possible quantity
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- necessitiesWhat you cannot lack
- adequacyBeing barely acceptable
sufficiency · basics · fundamentals · threshold · standard · requirements · provisions · subsistence · fairness · humaneness
- human decency
- public decencyAcceptable behavior in shared spaces
- decency standardsCriteria for acceptable behavior