propriety's

pro·pri·e·ty

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-prahy-i-tee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-prahy-i-tee]
- /prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti/

Definitions of propriety's word

noun plural propriety's conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. 1
noun plural propriety's appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability. 1
noun plural propriety's rightness or justness. 1
noun plural propriety's the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners: to observe the proprieties. 1
noun plural propriety's Obsolete. a property. 1
noun plural propriety's Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something. 1

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Origin of propriety's

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's

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Propriety's

propriety's 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".