decency

simple noun9 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

The ordinary, expected standards of behavior that all people should have.

Kindness and respect for other people, considered a fundamental part of being human.

Standards of behavior that are considered acceptable in public.

The most fundamental level of polite or moral behavior.

Behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality.

The most elementary and expected polite behavior.

An innate understanding or feeling of what is proper and moral.

The accepted principles or levels of what is considered polite and moral behavior.

Used to say that someone should do something as a basic sign of respect or politeness.