Decorum Term Definition
Propriety collins english dictionary complete and unabridged 12th edition 2014 harpercollins publishers 1991 1994 1998 2000 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2014.
Decorum term definition. A requirement of correct behaviour in polite society. Grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one s own character or to the place and occasion. Fitness according to strict neoclassic decorum only the aristocracy had the right to appear in tragedy irving babbitt.
Decorum from the latin. Behaviour that is controlled calm and polite. Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance strict in her notions of decorum jane austen.
Behavior that is controlled calm and. An observance or requirement of polite society. That which is seemly or suitable.
The quality or state of being decorous or exhibiting such dignified propriety. Literary and dramatic propriety. Decorum noun propriety of manner or conduct.
Behavior that is controlled calm and. Right proper was a principle of classical rhetoric poetry and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. Behaviour that is controlled calm and polite.
