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Decent vs. Honest

Difference Between Decent and Honest

Decent

conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
a decent clean-living individual
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Honest

Marked by or displaying integrity; upright
an honest lawyer.
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Decent

of an acceptable standard; satisfactory
people need decent homes
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Honest

Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine
honest weight.
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Decent

Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality
a respected citizen who led a decent life.
children brought up in decent homes.
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Honest

Equitable; fair
honest wages for an honest day's work.
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Decent

Morally upright; moral or respectable
"the corruption that allows the unscrupulous to grow rich while decent people labor to earn an honest wage" (Amitav Ghosh).
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Honest

Characterized by truth; not false
honest reporting.
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Decent

Kind or obliging
very decent of them to lend you money.
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Honest

Sincere; frank
an honest critique.
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Decent

Showing thoughtfulness or consideration
let a decent interval go by before calling.
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Honest

Of good repute; respectable.
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Decent

Free from indelicacy or obscenity; clean
decent television programming for children.
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Honest

Without affectation; plain
honest folk.
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Decent

Fairly good; acceptable; satisfactory
finally got a decent night's sleep.
made decent wages in the new job.
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Honest

Virtuous; chaste.
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Decent

Suitable; fitting
had nothing decent to wear to the reception.
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Honest

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
We’re the most honest people you will ever come across.
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Decent

(Informal) Properly or modestly dressed
The guests are here—are you decent?.
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Honest

(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
an honest account of events
honest reporting
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Decent

(obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
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Honest

In good faith; without malice.
an honest mistake
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Decent

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
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Honest

(of a measurement device) Accurate.
an honest scale
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Decent

(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
Are you decent? May I come in?
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Honest

Authentic; full.
an honest day’s work
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Decent

Fair; acceptable; okay.
He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
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Honest

Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
an honest dollar
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Decent

Significant; substantial.
There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.
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Honest

Open; frank.
an honest countenance
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Decent

Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
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Honest

(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
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Decent

(obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
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Honest

(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
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Decent

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
Before his decent steps.
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Honest

(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
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Decent

Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
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Honest

(colloquial) Honestly; really.
It wasn’t my fault, honest.
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Decent

Comely; shapely; well-formed.
A sable stole of cyprus lawnOver thy decent shoulders drawn.
By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed.
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Honest

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
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Decent

Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.
A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.
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Honest

Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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Decent

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
from a decent family
a nice girl
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Honest

Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
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Decent

according with custom or propriety;
her becoming modesty
comely behavior
it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
a decent burial
seemly behavior
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Honest

Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.
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Decent

conforming to conventions of sexual behavior;
speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd
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Honest

To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
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Decent

enough to meet a purpose;
an adequate income
the food was adequate
a decent wage
enough food
food enough
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Honest

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;
honest lawyers
honest reporting
an honest wage
honest weight
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Decent

decently clothed;
are you decent?
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Honest

without dissimulation; frank;
my honest opinion
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Decent

observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress;
a modest neckline in her dress
though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards
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Honest

worthy of being depended on;
a dependable worker
an honest working stiff
a reliable source of information
he was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
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Decent

in the right manner;
please do your job properly!
can't you carry me decent?
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Honest

free from guile;
his answer was simple and honest
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Honest

without pretensions;
worked at an honest trade
good honest food
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Honest

habitually speaking the truth;
an honest man
a veracious witness
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Honest

marked by truth;
gave honest answers
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