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anstendig.

decent, respectable, presentable; having an appearance, condition, or standard suitable for someone or something

9 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/¹anˈstɛn.di/[anˈstɛ̀n.dɪ̌]
  1. decent, respectable, presentable; having an appearance, condition, or standard suitable for someone or something

    Ser jeg noenlunde anstendig ut på håret?
  2. acceptable, adequate, reasonable; meeting a satisfactory standard

    Jobben gir en anstendig lønn.
  3. decent, proper, respectable, decorous, seemly; conforming to accepted standards of morality, propriety, or conduct

    Han oppførte seg anstendig.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German anständig (“decent, respectable”), from Anstand (“dignity, decorum”) + -ig (“adjective-forming suffix”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk anstendig and Swedish anständig (“decent, respectable”). The related Danish anstændig was borrowed from Middle Low German anstendich.

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