Why is 'social' used before decorum when it means 'good social behavior'?
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Below is a sentence in bold, extracted from Wikitonary. It says 'social decorum' but the word decorum literally means 'good social behaviour'.
- [1]Can someone explain why 'social' is used before decorum?.
[2] Is the word completely synonymous to 'etiquette/protocol/decency' ?
-Decorum
-Noun
-1.(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety ▲ hide
-2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4
It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
-2.(countable) A convention of social behavior.
-(Cited from Wiktionary).
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Below is a sentence in bold, extracted from Wikitonary. It says 'social decorum' but the word decorum literally means 'good social behaviour'.
- [1]Can someone explain why 'social' is used before decorum?.
[2] Is the word completely synonymous to 'etiquette/protocol/decency' ?
-Decorum
-Noun
-1.(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety ▲ hide
-2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4
It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
-2.(countable) A convention of social behavior.
-(Cited from Wiktionary).
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TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
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There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
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@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
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Below is a sentence in bold, extracted from Wikitonary. It says 'social decorum' but the word decorum literally means 'good social behaviour'.
- [1]Can someone explain why 'social' is used before decorum?.
[2] Is the word completely synonymous to 'etiquette/protocol/decency' ?
-Decorum
-Noun
-1.(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety ▲ hide
-2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4
It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
-2.(countable) A convention of social behavior.
-(Cited from Wiktionary).
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asked 2 days ago
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Below is a sentence in bold, extracted from Wikitonary. It says 'social decorum' but the word decorum literally means 'good social behaviour'.
- [1]Can someone explain why 'social' is used before decorum?.
[2] Is the word completely synonymous to 'etiquette/protocol/decency' ?
-Decorum
-Noun
-1.(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety ▲ hide
-2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4
It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
-2.(countable) A convention of social behavior.
-(Cited from Wiktionary).
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TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
1
There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
1
@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
add a comment |
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TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
1
There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
1
@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
1
1
TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
1
1
There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
1
1
@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
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TFD has some slightly different definitions. My guess is that it's to distinguish it from "solitary decorum", that is appropriate behaviour when one is alone (you can be alone in public, right?).
– Pam
2 days ago
1
There are other kinds of decorum, e.g. professional.
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
@Pam would a solitary person need to care about abiding by the decorums tho? You might not have a companion but there are onlookers that pervade the surroundings, so you'd still have to maintian some properness(unless you want to look bad deliberately).
– Specter
yesterday
@Michael.hor257k so by that notion , decorum means 'rules' ? As in 'professional decorum' means ' rules one my abide by , while at workplace/meeting etc' ?
– Specter
yesterday
1
@Specter Decorum means "Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety" (AHD). Wiktionary is not the best dictionary.
– michael.hor257k
yesterday