impropriety

im·pro·pri·e·ty  (mpr-pr-t)

n. pl. im·pro·pri·e·ties

1. The quality or condition of being improper.

2. An improper act.

3. An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing.

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impropriety [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. lack of propriety; indecency; indecorum

2. an improper act or use

3. the state of being improper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impropriety - an improper demeanor improperness demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people incorrectness - lack of conformity to social expectations inappropriateness, wrongness - inappropriate conduct indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive indecorousness, indecorum - a lack of decorum indecency - the quality of being indecent correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
	2.	impropriety - the condition of being improper condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	3.	impropriety - an indecent or improper act indecency misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior obscenity - an obscene act
	4.	impropriety - an act of undue intimacy             indecorum, liberty, familiarity misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior

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impropriety

noun (Formal)

1. indecency, vulgarity, immodesty, bad taste, incongruity, unsuitability, indecorum Inviting him up to your hotel room would smack of impropriety.
indecency decency, delicacy, modesty, suitability, propriety, decorum

2. lapse, mistake, slip, blunder, gaffe, bloomer (Brit. informal), faux pas, solecism, gaucherie He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.

Quotations
"Impropriety is the soul of wit" [W. Somerset Maugham The Moon and Sixpence]

Translations

impropriety [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪətɪ] N [of person, behaviour] (= unseemliness) → incorrección f, falta f de decoro; (= indecency) → indecencia f; [of language] → impropiedad f; (= illicit nature) → deshonestidad f

impropriety [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪɪti] n

[behaviour] → inconvenance f
the impropriety of publicly reading private letters → l'inconvenance qui consiste à lire en public des lettres d'ordre privé

[expression] → impropriété f

impropriety

n → Unschicklichkeit f; (of behaviour etc, language, remark) → Ungehörigkeit f; (= indecency: of jokes etc) → Unanständigkeit f; sexual/financial impropriety → sexuelles/finanzielles Fehlverhalten

impropriety [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪətɪ] n (frm) (of behaviour) → scorrettezza; (unseemliness, indecency) → sconvenienza; (of expression) → improprietà f inv

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impropriety [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪətɪ] n (frm) (of behaviour) → scorrettezza; (unseemliness, indecency) → sconvenienza; (of expression) → improprietà f inv