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properness
prop·er P0599000 (prŏp′ər)adj.1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter.3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman.4. a. Belonging to one; own: restored to his proper shape by the magician.b. Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar: an optical effect proper to fluids.5. Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something: the town proper, excluding the suburbs.6. Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.7. Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.8. Worthy of the name; true: wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.9. Out-and-out; thorough: a proper whipping.adv. Thoroughly: beat the eggs good and proper.n. also Proper Ecclesiastical The portion of the liturgy that varies according to the particular feast or season of the year.
[Middle English propre, from Old French, from Latin proprius; see per in Indo-European roots.]
prop′er·ly adv.prop′er·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | properness - correct or appropriate behaviorcorrectitude, proprietydemeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peopledecorousness, decorum - propriety in manners and conductappropriateness, rightness - appropriate conduct; doing the right thingcorrectness - the quality of conformity to social expectationsgood form - behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"priggishness, primness - exaggerated and arrogant propernessreserve, modesty - formality and propriety of mannerseemliness, grace - a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"decency - the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and moralityimproperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor |
propernessnounConformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance:comeliness, correctness, decency, decentness, decorousness, decorum, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness.Translations
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Synonyms for propernessnoun conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearanceSynonyms- comeliness
- correctness
- decency
- decentness
- decorousness
- decorum
- propriety
- respectability
- respectableness
- seemliness
Synonyms for propernessnoun correct or appropriate behaviorSynonymsRelated Words- demeanor
- demeanour
- deportment
- behaviour
- conduct
- behavior
- decorousness
- decorum
- appropriateness
- rightness
- correctness
- good form
- priggishness
- primness
- reserve
- modesty
- seemliness
- grace
- decency
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