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decorum

Traductions

decorumnoun

decorums

bienséanceSurtout pour le comportement correct, le bon ton et la retenue en société.

The guests were expected to maintain a level of decorum during the formal dinner.

On attendait des invités qu'ils observent une certaine bienséance pendant le dîner officiel.

Traductions supplémentaires

étiquettePour les conventions de comportement propres à un cadre social ou institutionnel.

convenanceSens littéraire classique : principe d'adéquation du style, du ton ou du registre au sujet et au public.

Synonymes

decorumnoun

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

The guests were expected to maintain a level of decorum during the formal dinner.

Etiquette or a set of conventions appropriate to a particular social setting.

The decorum of the courtroom demanded that everyone remain silent while the judge was speaking.

The principle of suitability in art or literature, whereby the style or tone matches the subject, genre, or audience.

Classical critics insisted on decorum, ensuring that tragic heroes spoke in elevated language.