fatsoen — meaning in English Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead English meaning decency noun The quality of behaving in a way that is morally proper, polite, or respectable. propriety noun Correct or socially acceptable behaviour; good manners and decorum. Senses fatsoen is used for these senses in English: decency The quality of being decent; propriety. propriety (often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.] Related Dutch words correctheid geschiktheid goede manieren
