decorousness

noun

Definition of decorousnessnext
as in fitness

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  1. fitness
  2. etiquette
  3. decorum
  4. propriety
Noun
  • There were 188 participants in fitness programs and 185 in nutrition programs last year.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
  • That’s why fitness instructor and tv personality Amanda Kloots launched Proper, a collection of convenient (just add water) and nutrient-dense powders targeting different needs.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of fitness
Noun
  • The majority of post commenters agreed that the partial invitation felt like a wedding etiquette faux pas.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • According to Newsweek's guide to plane etiquette, remaining calm, accommodating and patient can greatly enhance the travel experience for all involved.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of etiquette
Noun
  • Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant at arms to restore order.
    — NPR, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The biggest challenges facing Coral Gables are public safety, irresponsible development, a lack of transparency and a lack of decorum in government.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of decorum
Noun
  • This version of Evangelina—the one that’s the picture of propriety —is the one that has endured until now.
    — Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of propriety
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“Decorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorousness. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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