单词 | the conventionalities |
释义 | > as lemmasthe conventionalities b. the conventionalities: all that is conventionally regarded by society as fit and proper. (Cf. the proprieties at propriety n. 7b.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > an) act(s) or requirement(s) of decorum1603 convenientsa1657 decencies1667 the proprieties1767 respectabilities1809 the conventionalities1854 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters xviii. 393 A man who sacrificed scarce anything to the conventionalities. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Sept. 3/2 Dwellers in great capitals are abject slaves of the conventionalities. < as lemmas |
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