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.
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