decentia

Dictionary entries

• deceo, decere, decui, -:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation · Impersonal

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = it is fitting/right/seemly/suitable/proper; it ought; become/adorn/grace;

  Entry →

  acc. pl. pres. act. part.

  nom. pl. pres. act. part.

  voc. pl. pres. act. part.
• decentia, decentiae:

  Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Very Rare

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = propriety, decency; comeliness, becomingness;

  Entry →

  abl. sg.

  nom. sg.

  voc. sg.
• decens, decentis (gen.), decentior -or -us, decentissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = appropriate, decent/seemly/becoming, in approved standard; pleasing/graceful;

  Entry →

  acc. pl. (n.)

  nom. pl. (n.)

  voc. pl. (n.)