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indecent

/ˌɪnˈdisənt/in-DEE-suhnt
/ˌɪnˈdisənt/in-DEE-suhnt

Meaningunfitting

Common meaning: offensive to accepted standards

‘in, into’ + ‘it is fitting’ → indecent

Journey through time

  1. Latindecet, -ēre‘it is fitting’
  2. Frenchindecision
  3. Englishindecent‘offensive to accepted standards’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

decen also in: decent

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin decet ‘it is fitting’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry decet, p. 519 · dictionary scan

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