decent vs honest

decent

adj
  • Fair; good enough; okay. 

  • Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. 

  • Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. 

  • Significant; substantial. 

  • Conforming to perceived standards of good taste. 

honest

adj
  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner. 

  • Authentic; full. 

  • Open; frank. 

  • Accurate. 

  • True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. 

  • Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. 

  • In good faith; without malice. 

adv
  • Honestly; really. 

How often have the words decent and honest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )