propernessn.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpənəs/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpərnəs/

Forms: see proper adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proper adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < proper adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier propriety n., property n. With sense 3 compare earlier properhead n.

†1.

a. Excellence, goodness; (esp. of appearance) elegance, handsomeness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]

comelinessc1350

seemlinessc1385

comeliheada1393

goodliheada1413

beseemingc1440

goodliness1449

propernessc1478

sightliness1561

handsomeness1622

speciousness1650

presentability1823

nicelookingness1865

eye appeal1916

spiffiness1981

aegyo1997

c1478 Liber Pluscardensis (Glasg.) (1877) I. 385 God..giffand hir the fairnes of figoure, With plesand propirnes of portratoure.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 258/2 Propernesse, faictisse, factise.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vii. 29 The propernes of the childe.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Loves Pilgrimage iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccccccc/2 Yonder is a Lady vaild, For propernesse, beyond comparison.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. viii. 139 in Church-hist. Brit. The Queen (upon parity of deserts) alwaies preferred propernesse of person, in conferring Her favours.

b. Tallness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun]

longitude?a1425

grandeurc1500

tallness1535

procerity1550

pre-eminence1589

celsitude1678

properness1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Properness, Talness of Stature.

2. Appropriateness, fitness, suitability; propriety, respectability.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun]

foȝa1250

mensea1525

properness1531

justice?1551

decentness1561

dueness1576

conveniency1583

fitness1597

propriety1612

fittingness1653

convenience1677

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety

righteousnessOE

duea1425

properness1531

decency1567

dueness1576

decorum1586

fitness1597

orthotes1605

propriety1612

befittingnessa1645

beseemlinessa1645

fittingness1653

becomeness1656

beseemingness1656

becomingness1657

condecency1662

competibleness1667

decence1678

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [noun]

pudicity1567

pudor1623

modesty1632

decency1639

delicacy1712

propriety1753

properness1873

pudeur1876

1531 J. Vaus Rudimenta (new ed.) iii. sig. ffiij^v De concordantia interrogatiui & responsiui. In quhow mony concordis the interrogatiue and responsiue? In cais alanerly and propirnes of langage.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) Pref. sig. D^v Both for propernesse of wordes, and truth of sense he hath wisely and faithfully translated.

1710 W. King Let. 16 Sept. in J. Swift Corr. (1963) I. 176 I am not courtier enough to know the properness of the thing.

1859 T. N. Brown Life & Times Hugh Miller (ed. 3) xvi. 269 Our cotemporary..delights in only grave stories; and we are quite sure he will luxuriate on this one, for the sake, not only of its intrinsic properness and sobriety, but also for that of the high-toned moral which it bears.

1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls vi. 84 Standing off in separate properness, as people do who ‘go into society’.

1927 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 18 Jan. 2/2 In order to be orthodox and proper, one must ascertain just what constitutes the state of orthodoxy and properness.

1956 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 1 Mar. 4/6 If I remember correctly, Canadian old maids all spoke with a fake English accent..and generally impressed upon Canadian society the idea of primness and properness in good behaviour.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. d3/1 It confirms our own view of the legality and properness of our commercial-paper services.

2006 Econ. Times (New Delhi) (Nexis) 18 Jan. The ever-growing public debate over the properness of prescription drug ads being aimed directly at consumers.

†3. The fact of belonging specially to a person or thing; special quality or character, peculiarity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > quality of being particular or not general > fact of belonging to a particular thing or person

peculiarness1573

propriety1625

properness1630

exclusiveness1727

exclusivism1834

exclusivity1926

1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects ii. 9 The Woman to whom God had giuen that vnderstanding, to be capable of the propernesse of his speech.

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iii. Comm. 175 The Latines in regard of the propernesse of the forme, name it [Deltoton] Triangulum.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vernacularness, Properness, or Peculiarness to one's own Country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	properness
释义	propernessn. Brit. /ˈprɒpənəs/, U.S. /ˈprɑpərnəs/ Forms: see proper adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proper adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < proper adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier propriety n., property n. With sense 3 compare earlier properhead n. †1. a. Excellence, goodness; (esp. of appearance) elegance, handsomeness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 c1478 Liber Pluscardensis (Glasg.) (1877) I. 385 God..giffand hir the fairnes of figoure, With plesand propirnes of portratoure. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 258/2 Propernesse, faictisse, factise. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vii. 29 The propernes of the childe. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Loves Pilgrimage iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccccccc/2 Yonder is a Lady vaild, For propernesse, beyond comparison. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. viii. 139 in Church-hist. Brit. The Queen (upon parity of deserts) alwaies preferred propernesse of person, in conferring Her favours. b. Tallness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] longitude?a1425 grandeurc1500 tallness1535 procerity1550 pre-eminence1589 celsitude1678 properness1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Properness, Talness of Stature. 2. Appropriateness, fitness, suitability; propriety, respectability. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] foȝa1250 mensea1525 properness1531 justice?1551 decentness1561 dueness1576 conveniency1583 fitness1597 propriety1612 fittingness1653 convenience1677 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety righteousnessOE duea1425 properness1531 decency1567 dueness1576 decorum1586 fitness1597 orthotes1605 propriety1612 befittingnessa1645 beseemlinessa1645 fittingness1653 becomeness1656 beseemingness1656 becomingness1657 condecency1662 competibleness1667 decence1678 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [noun] pudicity1567 pudor1623 modesty1632 decency1639 delicacy1712 propriety1753 properness1873 pudeur1876 1531 J. Vaus Rudimenta (new ed.) iii. sig. ffiij^v De concordantia interrogatiui & responsiui. In quhow mony concordis the interrogatiue and responsiue? In cais alanerly and propirnes of langage. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) Pref. sig. D^v Both for propernesse of wordes, and truth of sense he hath wisely and faithfully translated. 1710 W. King Let. 16 Sept. in J. Swift Corr. (1963) I. 176 I am not courtier enough to know the properness of the thing. 1859 T. N. Brown Life & Times Hugh Miller (ed. 3) xvi. 269 Our cotemporary..delights in only grave stories; and we are quite sure he will luxuriate on this one, for the sake, not only of its intrinsic properness and sobriety, but also for that of the high-toned moral which it bears. 1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls vi. 84 Standing off in separate properness, as people do who ‘go into society’. 1927 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 18 Jan. 2/2 In order to be orthodox and proper, one must ascertain just what constitutes the state of orthodoxy and properness. 1956 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 1 Mar. 4/6 If I remember correctly, Canadian old maids all spoke with a fake English accent..and generally impressed upon Canadian society the idea of primness and properness in good behaviour. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. d3/1 It confirms our own view of the legality and properness of our commercial-paper services. 2006 Econ. Times (New Delhi) (Nexis) 18 Jan. The ever-growing public debate over the properness of prescription drug ads being aimed directly at consumers. †3. The fact of belonging specially to a person or thing; special quality or character, peculiarity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > quality of being particular or not general > fact of belonging to a particular thing or person peculiarness1573 propriety1625 properness1630 exclusiveness1727 exclusivism1834 exclusivity1926 1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects ii. 9 The Woman to whom God had giuen that vnderstanding, to be capable of the propernesse of his speech. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iii. Comm. 175 The Latines in regard of the propernesse of the forme, name it [Deltoton] Triangulum. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vernacularness, Properness, or Peculiarness to one's own Country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1478
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