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

Noun

pl -ties

1. the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting

2. correct conduct

3. the proprieties the standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society [Old French propriété, from Latin 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 << OPPOSITE indecorum

noun 2. correctness, fitness, appropriateness, rightness, aptness, seemliness, suitableness the proprieties

3. etiquette, the niceties, the civilities, the amenities, the done thing, the social graces, the rules of conduct, the social conventions, social code, accepted conduct, kawa N.Z. tikanga N.Z.

Translations

propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n → decoro

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n (= seemliness) → bienséance f, convenance f

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n (= seemliness) → Schicklichkeit f

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propriety [prəˈpraɪətɪ] n (= seemliness) → decoro, rispetto delle convenienze sociali