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- pronunciation:
- pr
praI
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
proprieties |
| definition 1: |
proper or appropriate behavior.
Her telling of that tasteless joke at the dinner table showed a lack of propriety in the eyes of some of the other guests.- synonyms:
- decency, decorum, manners, modesty, taste
- antonyms:
- impropriety, indecorum
- similar words:
- appropriateness, civility, courtesy, delicacy, form, grace, politeness, politesse, principle, refinement, seemliness
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) the accepted polite customs and manners of society (usu. prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- etiquette, manners, mores
- similar words:
- amenities, custom, decencies, decorum, form, formalities, morality, protocol, tradition
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| definition 3: |
the quality of being suited to the circumstances.
- synonyms:
- appropriateness, seemliness
- similar words:
- decorum, principles
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| related words: |
civility, convention, courtesy, grace, morality, principle |
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