ALL meanings of proper
prop·er
P p - adjective proper correct 1
- adjective proper socially appropriate 1
- adjective proper formal 1
- adjective proper itself 1
- adjective proper fairly accurate 1
- adjective proper adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries. 1
- adjective proper conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man. 1
- adjective proper fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift. 1
- adjective proper strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove. 1
- adjective proper belonging or pertaining exclusively or distinctly to a person, thing, or group. 1
- adjective proper strict; accurate. 1
- adjective proper in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively): Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs? 1
- adjective proper Grammar. (of a name, noun, or adjective) designating a particular person or thing and written in English with an initial capital letter, as Joan, Chicago, Monday, American. having the force or function of a proper name: a proper adjective. 1
- adjective proper normal or regular. 1
- adjective proper belonging to oneself or itself; own. 1
- adjective proper Chiefly British Informal. complete or thorough: a proper thrashing. 1
- adjective proper Ecclesiastical. used only on a particular day or festival: the proper introit. 1
- adjective proper Heraldry. (of a device) depicted in its natural colors: an oak tree proper. 1
- adjective proper Informal. excellent; capital; fine. good-looking or handsome. 1
- adjective proper Mathematics. (of a subset of a set) not equal to the whole set. 1
- adjective proper Archaic. of good character; respectable. 1
- adverb proper Informal. thoroughly; completely. 1
- noun proper Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time. 1
- adjective proper You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way. 0
- adjective proper The proper thing is the one that is correct or most suitable. 0
- adjective proper If you say that a way of behaving is proper, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable and right. 0
- adjective proper You can add proper after a word to indicate that you are referring to the central and most important part of a place, event, or object and want to distinguish it from other things which are not regarded as being important or central to it. 0
- adjective proper appropriate or suited for some purpose 0
- adjective proper correct in behaviour or conduct 0
- adjective proper excessively correct in conduct; vigorously moral 0
- adjective proper up to a required or regular standard 0
- adjective proper (of an object, quality, etc) referred to or named specifically so as to exclude anything not directly connected with it 0
- adjective proper belonging to or characteristic of a person or thing 0
- adjective proper (intensifier) 0
- adjective proper (of heraldic colours) considered correct for the natural colour of the object or emblem depicted 0
- adjective proper (of a relation) distinguished from a weaker relation by excluding the case where the relata are identical. For example, every set is a subset of itself, but a proper subset must exclude at least one member of the containing set 0
- adjective proper pleasant or good 0
- noun proper the parts of the Mass that vary according to the particular day or feast on which the Mass is celebrated 0
- adjective proper specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate 0
- adjective proper naturally belonging or peculiar (to) 0
- adjective proper conforming to an accepted standard or to good usage; correct 0
- adjective proper fitting; seemly; right 0
- adjective proper decent; decorous; genteel 0
- adjective proper understood in its most restricted sense; strictly so called 0
- adjective proper complete; thorough 0
- adjective proper fine; good; excellent 0
- adjective proper handsome 0
- adjective proper reserved for a particular day or festival 0
- adjective proper designating a noun that names a specific individual, place, etc., that is not normally used with an article, and that is normally capitalized 0
- adjective proper designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian 0