Associations to the word «Properness»

Wiktionary

PROPERNESS, noun. (obsolete) Excellence, quality.
PROPERNESS, noun. The state or condition of being proper; propriety.
PROPERNESS, noun. (mathematics) The state or condition of being proper (of a proper fraction, proper subset, etc.).

Dictionary definition

PROPERNESS, noun. Correct or appropriate behavior.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza