anstændig — meaning in English

English meaning

• decent adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
• modest adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.

Senses

anstændig is used for these senses in English:

• decent Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
• decent (informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
• modest (especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.

decent — full definition

1. adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
2. adj Reasonably good or acceptable in quality or amount.
3. adj Wearing enough clothing to be seen by others.

modest — full definition

1. adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
2. adj Fairly small or moderate in size or amount.
3. adj Not showing or revealing much of the body; avoiding sexual attention.

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