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anständig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
  • decent adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
  • decorous adj Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
  • fair adj Treating people equally and reasonably; just.
  • healthy adj In good physical or mental condition; free from illness.
  • modest adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
  • reasonable adj Fair and sensible; based on good judgment.
  • seemly adj Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

anständig is used for these senses in English:

  • becoming decent, respectable
  • decent (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
  • decent Significant; substantial.
  • decorous Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
  • fair Just, equitable.
  • healthy Evincing health.
  • modest (especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
  • seemly Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

becoming — full definition

  1. adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
  2. adj Appropriate to one's character or position; decent.

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.

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