impropriety : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impropriety	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impropriety
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impropriety n an improper demeanor Synonym(s): impropriety, improperness Antonym(s): correctitude, properness, propriety the condition of being improper an indecent or improper act Synonym(s): indecency, impropriety an act of undue intimacy Synonym(s): familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impropriety \Im`propri"ety\, n.; pl. {Improprieties}. [L. improprietas; cf. F. impropri[82]t[82]. See {Improper}.] 1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners. 2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language. But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities. --Johnson. Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.