propriety
21propriety — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English propriete, from Anglo French proprieté, propreté property, quality of a person or thing more at property Date: 14th century 1. obsolete true nature 2. obsolete a special characteristic ; peculiarity …
22propriety — /preuh pruy i tee/, n., pl. proprieties. 1. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. 2. appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability. 3. rightness or justness. 4. the proprieties, the conventional …
23propriety — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, admissibility, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, amenities, applicability, appositeness, appropriateness, aptitude, aptness, auspiciousness, becomingness, beneficialness, bienseance, breeding,… …
24propriety — see PROPER …
25propriety — pro pri·e·ty || prÉ™ praɪətɪ n. fairness, decency; courtesy, politeness; appropriateness; suitability, fitness …
26propriety — noun (plural proprieties) correctness concerning standards of behaviour or morals. ↘(proprieties) the details or rules of conventionally accepted behaviour. ↘appropriateness; rightness. Origin ME: from OFr. propriete, from L. proprietas (see… …
27propriety — n. 1. Fitness (to a proper standard or rule), appropriateness, suitableness, seemliness, justness, correctness, accuracy, consonance, adaptation, reasonableness. 2. Decorum, decency, good behavior, properformality, modesty …
28propriety — n 1. properness, correctitude, correctness, conformity; decorum, decency, suitability, suitableness, appropriateness, seemliness, becom ingness, fitness, congruity. 2. etiquette, protocol, punctilio, good form, the thing to do; politeness, good… …
29propriety — pro·pri·e·ty …
30propriety — [prəˈpraɪəti] noun [U] formal behaviour that most people think is morally or socially correct Ant: impropriety …
