decencia

See also: decència and decência

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deˈθenθja/ [d̪eˈθẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈsensja/ [d̪eˈsẽn.sja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: de‧cen‧cia

Noun

decencia f (plural decencias)

1. decency
2. respectability

   Synonym: respectabilidad

Antonyms

• indecencia

Related terms

• decente

 

Further reading

• “decencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16