Decent would be average: def.:”conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.” (Not better than normal but conforms to standard) Mediocre is below average. Decent is above average. I would say the connotation is more …

Modest and decent have overlapping semantic ranges. They can mean the same thing, but do not always. To further confuse things, they might get used in the same situation to highlight slightly different aspects of a thing.

Oct 27, 2010 · I opened the profile of a coach with both a decent and average attribute in the editor, and decent is a higher numerical value than average. Therefore, decent must be better than average.

Jun 11, 2009 · I'm surprised to see that fair is considered less good than average in the different rating scales. How would you rate the quality of... 1. Poor. 2. Fair. 3. Average. 4. Good. 5. Excellent. I would have thought that fair and average are more or less equivalent or even that …

Nov 1, 2023 · Good implies a high quality or favorable nature, while decent suggests something being adequate or acceptable. "Good" is a highly versatile adjective often used to describe something positive or of high quality. In contrast, "decent" generally implies a satisfactory or …

Decent is all buttoned up. Descent has all the fun because it gets to climb down a mountain. Dissent is what you do when the glee club wants to get matching red outfits but you like purple. Decent, pronounced "DEE-sent," means "socially acceptable." It's also an old fashioned way …

Mar 8, 2021 · When you say "a decent meal" or "a decent job", how good is it usually, on a scale of one to ten? 5 or 6? or 8? or above that?

Yes, decent has quite a few meanings. One that is frequently used, definition 4 on this page, quite specifically refers to a quality or status level below good, but just below. It indicates satisfactory, but only just. It does not really mean below average, or not good. It’s more of “acceptable, but …

Apr 20, 2023 · Good means something pleases you or something impresses you. For example if you see a painting you like, say: "This artist is good." For example, if a meal was acceptable, you might say, "this meal was decent".

Dec 23, 2011 · When someone is described as a "decent" human being, it seems to imply that the person in question is barely passable when it comes to basic morality, or, at the very least, average in matters of virtue.

The meaning of decent in English really comes down to the context of the statement, but almost never will it mean good or above average. Generally, it will be used to describe something that, as you say, does its job but nothing more.

May 25, 2023 · Regarding data, the raw definition of average refers to the mean point in a data set. It’s a value from a dataset that can be extrapolated that becomes an indicator of one that occurs with...