propriety

pro·pri·e·ty  (pr-pr-t)

n. pl. pro·pri·e·ties

1. The quality of being proper; appropriateness.

2. Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.

3. proprieties The usages and customs of polite society.

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[Middle English propriete, particular character, ownership, from Old French; see property.]

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting

2. conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc.

3. (plural)

the proprieties the standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society

[from Old French propriété, from Latin proprietās a peculiarity, from proprius one's own]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

propriety - correct or appropriate behavior correctitude, properness demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people decorousness, decorum - propriety in manners and conduct appropriateness, rightness - appropriate conduct; doing the right thing correctness - the quality of conformity to social expectations good form - behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning" priggishness, primness - exaggerated and arrogant properness reserve, modesty - formality and propriety of manner seemliness, 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 morality improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor

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propriety

noun

1. decorum, manners, courtesy, protocol, good form, decency, breeding, delicacy, modesty, respectability, etiquette, refinement, politeness, good manners, rectitude, punctilio, seemliness Their sense of social propriety is eroded.
decorum indecency, vulgarity, bad manners, bad form, immodesty, indelicacy, impoliteness, indecorum

2. correctness, fitness, appropriateness, rightness, aptness, seemliness, suitableness They questioned the propriety of the corporation's use of public money.

plural noun

etiquette, niceties, civilities, amenities, the done thing, social graces, rules of conduct, social conventions, social code, accepted conduct respectable couples who observe the proprieties but loathe each other

Translations

propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] N

1. (= decency) → decoro m, decencia f
breach of propriety → ofensa f contra el decoro, incorrección f
the proprieties → los cánones sociales
to observe the proprieties → atenerse a los cánones sociales

2. (= appropriateness) → conveniencia f

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propriety [prəˈpraɪɪti]

n

(= seemliness) → bienséance f, convenance f

(= correctness) to act with propriety → agir avec correction
to behave with propriety → se comporter avec correction

proprieties npl (old-fashioned) → convenances fpl
to observe the proprieties → observer les convenances

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propriety

n (= correctness) → Korrektheit f, → Richtigkeit f; (= decency) → Anstand m; (of clothing) → Gesellschaftsfähigkeit f, → Züchtigkeit f (liter); some countries still have doubts about the propriety of bikinis → in manchen Ländern werden Bikinis noch als anstößig betrachtet; propriety of conduct → korrektes Verhalten; breach of propriety → Verstoß m → gegen die guten Sitten; the proprieties → die Regeln pl → des Anstands

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n (seemliness) → decoro, rispetto delle convenienze sociali; (appropriateness) → convenienza
the proprieties → le convenzioni sociali

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n (seemliness) → decoro, rispetto delle convenienze sociali; (appropriateness) → convenienza
the proprieties → le convenzioni sociali

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propriety

n propriety [prəˈpraiəti]

correctness of behaviour; decency; rightness. fatsoenlikheid لياقَه، إحْتِشام، آداب السُّلوك правилност správnost, slušnost anstændighed; sømmelighed die Schicklichkeit ευπρέπεια, καλή συμπεριφορά decoro, decencia, corrección sündsus, kombekus شایستگی sopivaisuus bienséance התנַהָגוּת נְאוֹתָה मालिकाना korrektség, illendőség kesopanan velsæmi correttezza 礼儀正しさ 예의 바름, 단정 padorumas, teisingumas, elgesio normos pieklājība; uzvedības normas; piedienība kesopanan fatsoen sømmelighet, anstendighet przyzwoitość propriedade (bună-)cuvi­inţă; decenţă правила приличия slušnosť spodobnost pristojnost anständighet, konvenans ความถูกต้อง toplumsal ve ahlâksal davranış uygunluğu 適當，得體 доречність; пристойність درستگئ اخلاق، شائستگي tính đúng đắn 适当，得体