Associations to the word «Propriety»
Noun
- Appellation
- Virgil
- Pretension
- Feeling
- Occasion
- Gentleman
- Passion
- Injunction
- Insisting
- Habit
- Puritan
- Fidelity
- Acquaintance
- Wit
- Reproach
- Posterity
- Objection
- Defiance
- Dress
- Shame
- Assent
- Imitation
- Hostess
- Duty
- Question
- Manners
- Orator
- Compliment
- Shu
- Countryman
- Rule
- Convenience
- Vanity
- Utility
- Inconvenience
- Bourgeois
- Conscience
- Caution
- Obligation
- Affection
- Utterance
- Humour
- Congress
- Rhetoric
- Indulgence
- Harmony
- Considering
- Hesitation
- Motive
- Perhaps
- Suggestion
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
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.