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| English Dictionary: propriety |
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DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for propriety |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- propriety
- n
- correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety,
properness, correctitude]
Antonym(s): improperness, impropriety
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F.
propri[82]t[82], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own,
proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.]
1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal
title; property. [Obs.] [bd]Onles this propriety be
exiled.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia).
So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of
by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it
being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or
quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon.
We find no mention hereof in ancient zo[94]graphers,
. . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a
nature. --Sir T.
Browne.
3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an
acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with
established principles, rules, or customs; fitness;
appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language,
manners, etc. [bd]The rule of propriety,[b8] --Locke.
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