| decent | | |
| adj. | 1. decent, nice | socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous.; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" |
| ~ respectable | characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.; "a respectable woman" |
| adj. | 2. becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly | according with custom or propriety.; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| adj. | 3. decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd" |
| ~ unobjectionable, clean | (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers.; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" |
| ~ decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct.; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| adj. | 4. adequate, decent, enough | sufficient for the purpose.; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" |
| ~ sufficient | of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.; "sufficient food" |
| adj. | 5. decent | decently clothed.; "are you decent?" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance. |
| adj. | 6. decent | observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress.; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards" |
| ~ modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance. |
| adv. | 7. decent, decently, in good order, properly, right, the right way | in the right manner.; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" |
| dignified | | |
| adj. | 1. dignified | having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance.; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" |
| ~ composed | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress.; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time" |
| ~ courtly, stately, formal | refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court.; "a courtly gentleman" |
| ~ distinguished, imposing, magisterial, grand | used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person.; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" |
| ~ elegant | refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" |
| adj. | 2. dignified, self-respectful, self-respecting | having or showing self-esteem. |
| ~ proud | feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" |
| solemn | | |
| adj. | 1. grave, sedate, sober, solemn | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
| ~ serious | concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" |
| adj. | 2. earnest, sincere, solemn | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions.; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" |
| ~ serious | concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" |
| upright | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. upright, vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake.; "the ball sailed between the uprights" |
| ~ pillar, column | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. |
| ~ goalpost | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field. |
| ~ jamb | upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame. |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| ~ scantling, stud | an upright in house framing. |
| ~ scape, shaft | (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column. |
| ~ stile | an upright that is a member in a door or window frame. |
| ~ structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. upright, upright piano | a piano with a vertical sounding board. |
| ~ forte-piano, piano, pianoforte | a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds. |
| ~ spinet | a small and compactly built upright piano. |
| adj. | 3. unsloped, upright | in a vertical position; not sloping.; "an upright post" |
| ~ vertical, perpendicular | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" |
| adj. | 4. good, just, upright | of moral excellence.; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adj. | 5. erect, upright, vertical | upright in position or posture.; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| ~ erectile | capable of being raised to an upright position.; "erectile feathers" |
| ~ fastigiate | having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column). |
| ~ orthostatic | pertaining to an upright standing posture.; "orthostatic hypotension" |
| ~ passant | in walking position with right foreleg raised. |
| ~ rearing, rampant | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.; "a lion rampant" |
| ~ semi-climbing | of plants that are semi-climbers. |
| ~ semi-erect | of plants that are partly erect. |
| ~ semi-upright | of animals that are partly erect. |
| ~ standing | having a supporting base.; "a standing lamp" |
| ~ stand-up | requiring a standing position.; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic" |
| ~ statant | standing on four feet. |
| ~ unbowed, unbent, straight | erect in posture.; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" |
| virtuous | | |
| adj. | 1. virtuous | morally excellent. |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| ~ pious | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity.; "pious readings" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| ~ impeccable | not capable of sin. |
| ~ impeccant, sinless, innocent | free from sin. |
| adj. | 2. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous | in a state of sexual virginity.; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| gentle | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| v. (social) | 2. ennoble, entitle, gentle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ baronetise, baronetize | confer baronetcy upon.; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" |
| ~ lord | make a lord of someone. |
| ~ knight, dub | raise (someone) to knighthood.; "The Beatles were knighted" |
| v. (contact) | 3. gentle | stroke soothingly. |
| ~ pet | stroke or caress gently.; "pet the lamb" |
| adj. | 4. gentle, soft | soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| adj. | 5. gentle | having or showing a kindly or tender nature.; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" |
| ~ kind | having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior.; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" |
| adj. | 6. gentle | quiet and soothing.; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" |
| ~ soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume.; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| adj. | 7. aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy.; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" |
| ~ noble | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.; "of noble birth" |
| adj. | 8. docile, gentle | easily handled or managed.; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| ~ tamed, tame | brought from wildness into a domesticated state.; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
| adj. | 9. easy, gentle, soft | having little impact.; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
| ~ light | of little intensity or power or force.; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" |
| adj. | 10. easy, gentle | marked by moderate steepness.; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" |
| ~ gradual | (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt.; "a gradual slope" |
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