Human decency generally means common sense.
This phrase suggests that the inherent qualities or moral values that make up one's sense of decency are distributed unequally among individuals from the moment they are born. It implies that some people may possess a stronger sense of fundamental decency naturally, while others may have to develop it over time.
Decency is a noun.
Don't you have the decency to turn down your music.
Yes, that is possible. However, it is a matter of common sense and decency to first look carefully into the religion you were born into.
The British had a sense of fair play and decency that is sometimes difficult for most mortals to comprehend. It simply wouldn't have been cricket.
National Legion of Decency was created in 1933.
American Decency Association was created in 1999.
Joseph N. Welch , US Army legal counsel - note the difference ; "Senator, may we not drop this? We know he belonged to the Lawyers Guild. Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" ~ see related link below .
I never knew what decency meant until I opened the dictionary
The noun form of the adjective 'decent' is decentness.It is synonymous with the noun decency.
The Purpose Of the Communication Decency Act was to regulate pornographic material on the Internet.