decência

See also: decencia and decència

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed 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/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈsẽ.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: de‧cên‧ci‧a

Noun

decência f (plural decências)

decency (the quality of being decent)

Related terms

Further reading

“decência” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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