Hyphenation of Decent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Decent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

De-cent

Definitions of Decent:

1.	Socially or conventionally correct Refined or virtuous From a decent family A nice girl
2.	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
3.	Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior Speech in this circle
4.	If not always decent
5.	Never became lewd- George Santayana
6.	Sufficient for the purpose An adequate income The food was adequate A decent wage Enough food Food enough
7.	Decently clothed Are you decent?
8.	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
9.	She was perfectly decent by current standards
10.	In the right manner Please do your job properly! Can't you carry me decent?

Synonyms of Decent:

adj	nice, respectable
adj	becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly, proper
adj	decent, clean, unobjectionable, decorous, proper
adj	adequate, enough, sufficient
adj	modest
adj	modest
adv	properly, decently, in good order, right, the right way

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.