κόσμιος — meaning in English

English meaning

• decent adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
• urbane adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

Senses

κόσμιος is used for these senses in English:

• decent (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
• urbane Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

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.

urbane — full definition

1. adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
2. adj Of an act, expression, etc.: suited to a person of refined manners; elegant, sophisticated.

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