Associations to the word «Propriety»
Noun
- Opinion
- Manner
- Yi
- Tranquillity
- Restraint
- Legality
- Moral
- Taste
- Matron
- Enquiry
- Supposing
- Doubt
- Disposition
- Supposition
- Gallantry
- Judgment
- Uniformity
- Fitness
- Prejudice
- Respect
- Sancho
- Adjective
- Violation
- Personage
- Seriousness
- Indignation
- Consistency
- Formality
- Semblance
- Bound
- Fairness
- Tense
- Displeasure
- Martian
- Ornament
- Remark
- Urge
- Impress
- Simplicity
- Intercourse
- Conviction
- Tumult
- Abolition
- Ness
- Allusion
- Circumstance
- Perch
- Sake
- Excellency
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PROPRIETY, noun. (obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. [14th-19th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. (obsolete) A characteristic; an attribute. [14th-19th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. (now rare) A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property. [from 15th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. (obsolete) More generally, something owned by someone; a possession. [15th-18th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. The fact of possessing something; ownership. [from 15th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. (now rare) Correct language or pronunciation. [from 16th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate. [from 17th c.]
PROPRIETY, noun. Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 18th c.]
Dictionary definition
PROPRIETY, noun. Correct or appropriate behavior.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.