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- [pruh-prahy-i-tee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti/
- /prəˈpraɪə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-prahy-i-tee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti/
Definitions of propriety word
- noun plural propriety conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. 1
- noun plural propriety appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability. 1
- noun plural propriety rightness or justness. 1
- noun plural propriety the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners: to observe the proprieties. 1
- noun plural propriety Obsolete. a property. 1
- noun plural propriety Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something. 1
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Origin of propriety
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English propriete ownership, something owned, one's own nature (compare variant proprete property) < Middle French propriété < Latin proprietās peculiarity, ownership, equivalent to propri(us) proper + -etās, variant, after vowels, of -itās -ity
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Parts of speech for Propriety
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
propriety popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for propriety
noun propriety
- admissibility — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- bon ton — sophisticated manners or breeding
Antonyms for propriety
noun propriety
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
- fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
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