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säädyllisyys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decency noun The quality of behaving in a way that is morally proper, polite, or respectable.
  • decorum noun Polite, appropriate behaviour expected in a particular social setting.
  • modesty noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.

Senses

säädyllisyys is used for these senses in English:

  • decency The quality of being decent; propriety.
  • decorum (uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
  • modesty (specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Related Finnish words