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- PROPRIETY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PROPRIETY is the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness How to use propriety in a sentence Did you know?
- PROPRIETY Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
Propriety definition: conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners See examples of PROPRIETY used in a sentence
- PROPRIETY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PROPRIETY definition: 1 correct moral behaviour or actions: 2 the rules of polite social behaviour: 3 correct moral… Learn more
- propriety noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
[uncountable] moral and social behaviour that is considered to be correct and acceptable They questioned the propriety of his conduct They were careful to observe the proprieties The company had acted in accordance with all legal proprieties
- PROPRIETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
SYNONYMS 1 decency, modesty See etiquette 2 aptness, fitness, seemliness 3 correctness Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- propriety, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun propriety, six of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun propriety? How is the noun propriety pronounced? Where does the noun propriety come from?
- Propriety - definition of propriety by The Free Dictionary
1 conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners 2 appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability 3 rightness or justness 4 the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners 5 Obs a property 6 Obs a peculiarity or characteristic of something
- What does propriety mean? - Definitions. net
Propriety refers to the conformity to established standards of behavior or manners, correctness, or the state of being appropriate or suitable It often corresponds to societal norms of respectability, morality, or decency
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