appropriateness

ap·pro·pri·ate

A0384200 (ə-prō′prē-ĭt)adj. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.tr.v. (-āt′) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates 1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.

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[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·pro′pri·ate·ly adv.ap·pro′pri·ate·ness n.ap·pro′pri·a′tive (-ā′tĭv) adj.ap·pro′pri·a′tor n.Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate
These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property. See Also Synonyms at allocate.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appropriateness - appropriate conduct; doing the right thingrightnesscorrectitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behaviorinappropriateness, wrongness - inappropriate conduct
	2.	appropriateness - the quality of being specially suitablesuitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"felicitousness, felicity - pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)appositeness, aptness - appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness"just the ticket, ticket - the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"inappropriateness, unworthiness - the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"

appropriateness

noun suitability, fitness, relevance, correctness, felicity, rightness, applicability, timeliness, aptness, pertinence, fittingness, seemliness, appositeness, properness, germaneness, opportuneness, becomingness, congruousness, felicitousness, well-suitedness He wonders about the appropriateness of every move he makes.

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appropriate

(əˈprəupriət) adjective suitable; proper. Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority. 適當的 适当的apˈpropriateness noun 適當，適切性 适当apˈpropriately adverb suitably. appropriately dressed for the occasion. 適當地 适当地