prop·er (pr p  r)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. Ecclesiastical also Proper The parts of the liturgy that vary according to the particular feast or season of the year. [Middle English propre, from Old French, from Latin proprius; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] prop er·ly adv.prop er·ness n. |
proper
Adjective
1. real or genuine: a proper home
2. appropriate or usual: good wine must have the proper balance of sugar and acid
3. suited to a particular purpose: they set out without any proper climbing gear
4. correct in behaviour: in many societies it is not considered proper for a woman to show her legs
5. excessively moral: she was very strait-laced and proper
6. being or forming the main or central part of something: a suburb some miles west of the city proper
7. Brit, Austral & NZ informal complete: you made him look a proper fool [Latin proprius special]
properly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" correct, right - free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" decent - conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" right - in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess" improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| 2. | proper - having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" | |
| 3. | proper - limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" | |
| 4. | proper - appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
proper
adjective 1. real, actual, genuine, true, bona fide, kosher (informal) dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal)
adjective 2. correct, accepted, established, appropriate, right, formal, conventional, accurate, exact, precise, legitimate, orthodox, apt << OPPOSITE improper
adjective 3. polite, right, becoming, seemly, fitting, fit, mannerly, suitable, decent, gentlemanly, refined, respectable, befitting, genteel, de rigueur (French) ladylike, meet (archaic) decorous, punctilious, comme il faut (French) << OPPOSITE unseemly
adjective 4. characteristic, own, special, individual, personal, particular, specific, peculiar, respective
Translations
proper [ˈprɔpəʳ] adj (= suited, right) → propio (= exact); justo (= apt); apropiado, conveniente (= timely); oportuno (= seemly); correcto, decente (= authentic); verdadero;
(col) (= real); auténtico;
proper [ˈprɔpəʳ] adj (= suited, right) → approprié(e) → bon(bonne) (= seemly); correct(e) → convenable (= authentic); vrai(e) → véritable;
(referring to place);
the village proper → le village proprement dit;
proper [ˈprɔpəʳ] adj (= genuine, correct) → richtig (= socially acceptable); schicklich;
(inf) (= real); echt;
proper [ˈprɔpəʳ] adj (= suited, right) → adatto/a, appropriato/a (= seemly); decente (= authentic); vero/a;
adj proper [ˈpropə]
1 right, correct, or suitable That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time – it's too late to start now. behoorlik, regte مُلائِم، صَحيح характерен správný, vhodný rigtig richtig σωστός, κατάλληλος correcto, adecuado sobiv, sünnis مناسب oikea correct נָכוֹן, מַתאִים उचित, ठीक, सही helyes, megfelelő semestinya réttur, viðeigandi corretto, giusto きちんとした 옳은, 적당한 tinkamas, tikras īsts; pareizs; piemērots betul juist rett, riktig właściwy correcto potrivit правильный, надлежащий správny, vhodný pravi odgovarajući rätt, riktig ถูกต้อง uygun 適當的 правильний درست، مناسب đúng; thích hợp 适当的
2 complete or thorough Have you made a proper search? behoorlik, volledig كامِل، شامِل правилен patřičný, řádný, úplný grundig genau πλήρης, ολοκληρωμένος completo põhjalik کامل perusteellinen convenable אָמִיתִי पूर्ण szabályszerű menyeluruh algjör, almennilegur adeguato, esauriente 徹底した 철저한 nuodugnus, išsamus pamatīgs betul-betul grondig ordentlig, skikkelig dokładny completo complet полный, совершенный patričný natančen temeljan ordentlig สมบูรณ์ tam 徹底的，全面的 належний, відповідний مکمل trọn vẹn 彻底的，全面的
3 respectable or well-mannered Such behaviour isn't quite proper. aanvaarbaar مُطابِق لِلأخْلاق، مُحْتَرَم благоприличен korektní anstændig einwandfrei πρέπων, αξιοσέβαστος apropiado, correcto viisakas, sünnis شایسته asiallinen comme il faut נָאוֹת विशिष्ट सुन्दर illő sopan viðeigandi, siðlátur decente, decoroso 適当な 예의 바른, 단정한 prideramas labs; piedienīgs tertib gepast anstendig, korrekt stosowny decente decent приличный; порядочный korektný spodoben prikladan anständig, passande เหมาะสม edepli, saygılı 正經的，合乎體統的 пристойний; належний اچھا، قابل احترام đúng cách 正经的，合乎体统的
adv properly
1 correctly or rightly She can't pronounce his name properly. behoorlik بِصورَةٍ صَحيحَه правилно správně korrekt; rigtigt richtig σωστά correctamente õigesti به درستی oikein convenablement כַּיָאוּת उचित ढंग से helyesen secara benar rétt, á réttan hátt correttamente きちんと 올바르게, 정확하게 tinkamai īsti; pareizi dgn betul op de juiste/gepaste manier rett, riktig, korrekt poprawnie correctamente corect правильно správne pravilno pravilno riktigt อย่างเหมาะสม doğru olarak 適當地 правильно درست طور پر đúng 适当地
2 completely or thoroughly I didn't have time to read the book properly. behoorlik, deeglik بصورةٍ كامِلَه изцяло pečlivě, podrobně ordentligt gründlich πλήρως, ολοκληρωμένα bien; completamente korralikult بطور کامل kunnolla complètement כהוגן पूर्णरूप से alaposan seluruhnya almennilega completamente 徹底して 완전히, 철저하게 išsamiai pamatīgi; kā nākas dgn teliti grondig ordentlig, skikkelig należycie totalmente complet основательно podrobne temeljito do kraja ordentligt อย่างสมบูรณ์ tam olarak, iyice 徹底地 належним чином; як слід پورے طور پر trọn vẹn 彻底地
proper noun/name
a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter) John' and `New York' are proper nouns. eienaam إسْم عَلَم собствено име vlastní jméno egennavn der Eigenname κύριο όνομα nombre propio pärisnimi اسم خاص nom propre שֵׁם-עֶצֶם פְּרָטִי व्यक्ति वाचक संज्ञा, व्यक्ति वाचक नाम tulajdonnév nama diri sérnafn nome proprio 固有名詞 고유 명사 tikrinis daiktavardis/vardas īpašvārds kata nama khas eigennaam egennavn imię własne nome próprio nume propriu имя собственное vlastné meno lastno ime vlastito ime egennamn คำนามชื่อเฉพาะ özel isim 專有名詞，專用名稱 власне ім'я اسم علم danh từ riêng 专有名词，专用名称
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