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Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
ia-label='sense 1'> having or showing freedom from worries or troubles //his debonair dismissal of my inquiry concerning his financial situation led me to believe that nothing was wrong
Synonyms
blithe carefree devil-may-care gay happy-go-lucky insouciant lighthearted lightsome slaphappy unconcerned
Related Words
blasé (also blase) breezy cavalier nonchalant
casual easygoing informal laid-back low-pressure relaxed unfussy
Near Antonyms
earnest grave serious serious-minded somber (or sombre)
careful cautious heedful wary
anxious concerned upset worried
long-suffering overburdened sorrowful
Antonyms
careworn
    • de​cen​cy
    noun
    de·​cen·​cy
    ˈdē-sᵊn-sē
    plural de​cen​cies

    Definition

    • the quality or state of being decent propriety
      conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality
    • standard of propriety —usually used in plural
    • decencies plural conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living
    • literary decorum
    • archaic
      fitness
      orderliness
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    decorum form propriety
    Antonyms
    impropriety indecency indecorum
    Examples
    • //Decency, not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.
    • //Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency.
    • //If you're going to be late, please have the decency to call and let me know.
    • //Have you no sense of decency?
    • //He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies.
    First Known Use
    1567, in the meaning defined at sense 5a
    decency
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    de​cen​cy
    noun
    de·​cen·​cy
    ˈdē-sᵊn-sē
    plural de​cen​cies

    Definition

    • the quality or state of being decent propriety
      conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality
    • standard of propriety —usually used in plural
    • decencies plural conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living
    • literary decorum
    • archaic
      fitness
      orderliness
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    decorum form propriety
    Antonyms
    impropriety indecency indecorum
    Examples
    • //Decency, not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.
    • //Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency.
    • //If you're going to be late, please have the decency to call and let me know.
    • //Have you no sense of decency?
    • //He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies.
    First Known Use
    1567, in the meaning defined at sense 5a