public decorum
Communal behavioral standards
Public decorum is the standard of dignified, appropriate behavior expected in shared spaces and formal settings.
It encompasses manners, dress, speech, and conduct that show respect for others and social conventions: The senator's outburst violated basic public decorum.
Breaching public decorum might mean shouting in a library, wearing swimwear to a funeral, or heckling during a ceremony.
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- good mannersSocially acceptable conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
proper etiquette · nod · smile · seemliness · bow · respectfulness · comportment · tact · civic duty · compliance · discretion · mind your manners · queue · hush · inside voice · composure · accountability · silence
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, social graces
public decorumpublic indecency
Offensive conduct in view
vulgarity · crudeness · impropriety · lewdness · boorishness
public decorumpublic disorder
Disturbance of communal peace
disorderly conduct · public disturbance · unruliness · rowdiness · hooliganism