decēns entis, adj. with comp. P. of decet, seemly, becoming, decent, proper, fit: amictus, O.: motus, H.: quid verum atque decens, H.: (habitus) decentior quam sublimior, Ta.

—Symmetrical, well-formed, beautiful, noble: mālae, H.: Venus, H.: quā nulla decentior, O.