Definitions for: Indecorum

[n] an act of undue intimacy
[n] a lack of decorum

Webster (1913) Definition: In`de*co"rum, n. [Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L.
indecorous unbecoming.]
1. Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior
or manners which violates the established rules of
civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.

2. An indecorous or becoming action. --Young.

Syn: Indecorum is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but
indecency, more frequently than indecorum, is applied to
words or actions which refer to what nature and
propriety require to be concealed or suppressed.
Indecency is the stronger word; indecorum refers to any
transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in
public.

Synonyms: familiarity, impropriety, indecorousness, liberty

Antonyms: decorousness, decorum

See Also: improperness, impropriety, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, unbecomingness, unseemliness

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