| decency | n 1. propriety, kesopanan: an act that violates ~, satu perbuatan yg melanggar kesopanan; should have the ~ to, sepatutnya: he should have had the ~ to tell his parents where he was going, sepatutnya dia beritahu ibu bapanya ke mana dia hendak pergi; 2. (in pl) social conventions, tatasusila, kesusilaan: to observe the common decencies, mematuhi tatasusila yg lazim. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| propriety | n (fml) 1. suitability, kesesuaian: I question the ~ of allowing the child to be present, saya mempersoalkan kesesuaian membenarkan budak itu hadir; 2. a. decorum, morals, kesopanan: she threw ~ to the winds and eloped with the man, dia mengetepikan kesopanan dan lari bersama lelaki itu; b. (in pl) accepted rules of correct behaviour, norma-norma susila, tatasusila: they are the sort of people who always observe the proprieties, mereka jenis orang yg selalu mematuhi norma-norma susila. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| civility | n 1. politeness, ketertiban, kesopanan; 2. polite words, kata-kata sopan; exchange of civilities, berbasa basi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| virgin | adj 1. pure and chaste, dara, perawan; 2. befitting a virgin, spt seorang /dara, perawan/: ~ modesty, kesopanan spt seorang dara; 3. pure and untouched, murni: the ~ snow, salji murni; 4. (of soil) unused, asal; 5. (of forest) in the natural state, dara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gentility | n ( fml or liter.) 1. high social status, gentle birth, taraf kelas atasan; 2. politeness, kesopanan, kehalusan budi pekerti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rag 1 | n 1. waste piece of cloth, kain buruk: a soft ~ to polish the shoes, kain buruk yg lembut utk menggilap kasut; 2. (liter.) scrap, sekelumit, sedikit: there was not a ~ of evidence against him, tdk ada sekelumit keterangan yg boleh menjadi bukti terhadapnya; he hasn’t a ~ of decency left, dia sudah tdk ada sekelumit kesopanan pun; 3. badly written newspaper, surat khabar cabuk: don’t read that ~, jangan baca surat khabar cabuk itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consistent | adj 1. marked by harmony, regularity, continuity, tekal, konsisten: a ~ advocate of social reform, penyokong reformasi sosial yg tekal; an unimaginative but ~ player, pemain yg tdk berimaginasi tetapi tekal; well-thought-out and ~ arguments, hujah-hujah yg baik dan tekal; 2. in agreement, sejajar, selaras: behaviour that is not ~ with good manners, kelakuan yg tdk selaras dgn adab kesopanan; what you say now is not ~ with the statement you made last week, apa yg kamu katakan sekarang tdk sejajar dgn kenyataan yg kamu buat minggu lalu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| outrage | n 1. act of violence, perbuatan /kejam, zalim/: ~s committed during the war, perbuatan kejam yg dilakukan semasa perang; ~ against humanity, pencerobohan thdp manusia sejagat: their treatment of the prisoners is an ~ against humanity, cara mereka memperlakukan banduan-banduan itu merupakan pencerobohan thdp manusia sejagat; 2. anger and shock, kemarahan, marah: a sense of ~, rasa marah; 3. offence against decency, morality, (perbuatan yg) mencabul: such behaviour is an ~ against decency, perbuatan spt itu mencabul kesopanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |