decência

See also: decencia and decència

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin decentia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ [deˈsẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /deˈsẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsẽ.si.a/ [deˈsẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /deˈsẽ.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ẽsjɐ
  • Hyphenation: de‧cên‧ci‧a

Noun

decência f (plural decências)

  1. decency (the quality of being decent)

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