Decency | Mean of decency in English Dictionary

/ˈdiːsn̩si/

• Noun
• polite, moral, and honest behavior and attitudes that show respect for other people
1. Decency, not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.
2. Their behavior goes beyond the bounds of decency. [=it is not decent or acceptable]
3. Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency.
4. If you're going to be late, please have the decency to call and let me know.
5. Have you no sense of decency?
• the behaviors that people in a society consider to be proper or acceptable
1. He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies.