décent
French, adjective/de.sɑ̃/
décent is spelled D-É-C-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Décent is a French adjective meaning “decent (sufficiently clothed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui respecte les convenances”.
What does décent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
decent (sufficiently clothed)
- 2
decent (fair, good enough)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui respecte les convenances. 2. Qui est conforme à la décence; qui ne choque pas la pudeur des regardants. 3. Convenable, régulier, normal ; acceptable, suffisant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of décent
- décente feminine
- décents masculine plural
- décentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce décent?
- /de.sɑ̃/
- \de.sɑ̃\
- [de.sɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to décent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is décent in French?
décent appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).