decor

D2E1C3O1R1
UK/ˈdeɪkɔː/US/deɪˈkoɹ/US/dɪˈkoɹ/US/ˈdeɪkoɹ/

noun

The style of decoration of a room or building.

“Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor.”

Similar
interior decoration
OriginFrench décor ← Latin decor ← Proto-Italic *dekēt →
CommonScrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundecor (countable and uncountable, plural decors)

plural decors · alternative décor

  1. countableuncountableThe style of decoration of a room or building.

    Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor.

  2. countableuncountableA stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundecoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior

Similar
interior decoration
Broader
decorationornamentornamentation
Also see
interior decoration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dḱeh₁yéti
  3. Proto-Italic*dekējeti
  4. Proto-Italic*dekēt
  5. Latindecet
  6. Latindecor
  7. Frenchdécor
  8. Englishdecor

Borrowed from French décor.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دِيكُور
  • دِيكُور (dīkūr)decoration
Chinese Mandarin 裝飾風格 /装饰风格, 佈置 /布置
  • 裝飾風格 /装饰风格 (zhuāngshì fēnggé)decoration
  • 佈置 /布置 (bùzhì)decoration
  • 舞臺設置 /舞台设置 (wǔtái shèzhì)stage setting
Esperanto dekoro
  • dekorodecoration
Finnish sisustus, lavastus
  • sisustusdecoration
  • lavastusstage setting
German Dekor, Dekor
  • Dekordecoration
  • Dekorstage setting
Persian دکور
  • دکور (dekor)decoration
Polish wystrój
  • wystrójdecoration
Portuguese decoração
  • decoraçãodecoration
Russian декора́ции, оформле́ние
  • декора́ции (dekorácii)decoration
  • оформле́ние (oformlénije)decoration
  • убра́нство (ubránstvo)decoration
  • отде́лка (otdélka)decoration
  • сценогра́фия (scenográfija)stage setting
  • декора́ции (dekorácii)stage setting
  • оформле́ние (oformlénije)stage setting
Swedish dekor, inredningsstil
  • dekordecoration
  • inredningsstildecoration
  • inredningdecoration
  • dekorstage setting

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decor

fororyourmorestorebeforefourwarsuretourmaturethereforeensureflooroutdoorcorepoorhardcorenorexplorepureMoorehorrorpour
All rhymes →

Anagrams

codercredocoredOCDerDorce
Cite this entry
APA

decor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decor

MLA

“decor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decor.

Source: decor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.