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propriety
[ pruh-prahy-i-tee ]
noun
- conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
Synonyms: ,
- appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.
Synonyms: , ,
- rightness or justness.
Synonyms:
- the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners:
to observe the proprieties.
- Obsolete. a property.
- Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something.
propriety
/ 辫谤蓹藞辫谤补瑟蓹迟瑟 /
noun
- the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting
- conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc
- the proprietiesplural the standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍顎卲谤辞路辫谤颈顎侥路迟测 noun plural nonproprieties
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of propriety1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of propriety1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Roblox is confident in its position and the propriety of its dealings in this matter and looks forward to responding in court."
The other side of the detective鈥檚 profile has him strolling between the starched propriety of upper-class society and the sooty underbelly, doing rich men鈥檚 dirty work.
The House of Lords Appointments Commission vets potential peers to "ensure the highest standards of propriety".
She did not tell the government's propriety and ethics team about it when she became a member of the cabinet after Labour won July's general election.
They were omnivorous and unconcerned with propriety 鈥 or the appearance of restraint.
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