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   propriety

   /prəˈprʌɪəti/

   noun

   • 1. conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals: "he always behaved with the utmost propriety" Similar decorumrespectabilitydecencycorrectnessappropriatenessgood mannerscourtesypolitenessrectitudecivilitymodestydemurenesssobrietyrefinementdecorousnessseemlinessbecomingnessdiscretiongentilityetiquettebreedingconventionalityorthodoxyformalityprotocolformal:probityhumorous:coutharchaic:tenueetiquettesocial conventionssocial grace(s)social nicetiesone's Ps and Qsprotocoldecorumstandardscivilitiesceremonyformalitiesrules of conductaccepted behaviourconventionalitiesgood mannersgood formthe done thingthe thing to dopunctilioattention to detailarchaic:convenance(s)Opposite improprietyindecorum
   • ▪ the details or rules of behaviour conventionally considered to be correct: "she's a great one for the proprieties"
   • ▪ the condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting: "they questioned the propriety of certain investments made by the council" Similar correctnessrightnessfitnesssuitabilitysuitablenessappropriatenessappropriacyaptnessmoralityethicalityOpposite impropriety

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘peculiarity, essential quality’): from Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas (see property).

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   The meaning of PROPRIETY is the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness. How to use propriety in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Propriety is following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior. Your little brother might offend your sense of propriety by burping loudly at the dinner table.

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   Propriety definition: conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.. See examples of PROPRIETY used in a sentence.

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   3 meanings: 1. the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting 2. conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour,.... Click for more definitions.

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