propriety 音标拼音: [prəpr'ɑɪəti]
n . 礼貌,规矩,适当
礼貌,规矩,适当
propriety n 1 :
correct or appropriate behavior [
synonym : {
propriety },
{
properness }, {
correctitude }] [
ant : {
improperness },
{
impropriety }]
Propriety \
Pro *
pri "
e *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Proprieties }. [
F .
propri ['
e ]
t ['
e ],
L .
proprietas ,
fr .
proprius one '
s own ,
proper .
See {
Property }, {
Proper }.]
1 .
Individual right to hold property ;
ownership by personal title ;
property . [
Obs .] "
Onles this propriety be exiled ."
--
Robynson (
More '
s Utopia ).
[
1913 Webster ]
So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of by her lord ,
and yet all are for her provisions ,
it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers .
--
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which is proper or peculiar ;
an inherent property or quality ;
peculiarity . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
We find no mention hereof in ancient zoographers , .
. .
who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature .
--
Sir T .
Browne .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
The quality or state of being proper ;
suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule ;
consonance with established principles ,
rules ,
or customs ;
fitness ;
appropriateness ;
as ,
propriety of behavior ,
language ,
manners ,
etc . "
The rule of propriety ," --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
179 Moby Thesaurus words for "
propriety ":
Atticism ,
admissibility ,
advantage ,
advantageousness ,
advisability ,
amenities ,
applicability ,
appositeness ,
appropriateness ,
aptitude ,
aptness ,
auspiciousness ,
becomingness ,
beneficialness ,
bienseance ,
breeding ,
ceremony ,
chargedness ,
chasteness ,
chastity ,
civilities ,
civility ,
clarity ,
classicalism ,
classicism ,
clearness ,
comeliness ,
conformity ,
convenance ,
convenience ,
convention ,
conventional usage ,
conventionalism ,
conventionality ,
correctitude ,
correctness ,
courtesy ,
criticality ,
crucialness ,
custom ,
decencies ,
decency ,
decorousness ,
decorum ,
defensibility ,
delicacy ,
desirability ,
dignity ,
directness ,
discrimination ,
distinction ,
drumhead justice ,
dueness ,
ease ,
elegance ,
elegancy ,
equitableness ,
equity ,
etiquette ,
evenhandedness ,
expedience ,
expediency ,
favorableness ,
feasibility ,
felicitousness ,
felicity ,
finish ,
fitness ,
fittedness ,
fittingness ,
flow ,
flowing periods ,
fluency ,
form ,
formality ,
fruitfulness ,
genteelness ,
gentility ,
give -
and -
take ,
good form ,
good taste ,
goodness ,
grace ,
gracefulness ,
gracility ,
happiness ,
health ,
justice ,
justifiability ,
justifiableness ,
justification ,
justness ,
lawfulness ,
legality ,
limpidity ,
loadedness ,
lucidity ,
mannerliness ,
measure for measure ,
meetness ,
modesty ,
mores ,
naturalism ,
naturalness ,
naturism ,
neatness ,
nemesis ,
niceness ,
normalcy ,
normality ,
normalness ,
normativeness ,
opportuneness ,
order ,
orderliness ,
pellucidity ,
percentage ,
perspicuity ,
plainness ,
poetic justice ,
polish ,
politeness ,
politesse ,
politicness ,
pregnancy ,
profit ,
profitability ,
properness ,
propitiousness ,
proprieties ,
protocol ,
prudence ,
pudency ,
pudicity ,
punctilio ,
purity ,
qualification ,
realism ,
refinement ,
regularity ,
relevance ,
respectability ,
restraint ,
retributive justice ,
right ,
righteousness ,
rightfulness ,
rightness ,
ripeness ,
ritual ,
rude justice ,
scales of justice ,
seasonableness ,
sedateness ,
seemliness ,
shame ,
simplicity ,
smoothness ,
social convention ,
social usage ,
straightforwardness ,
suitability ,
suitableness ,
summary justice ,
taste ,
tastefulness ,
terseness ,
the proprieties ,
timeliness ,
tradition ,
unaffectedness ,
urbanity ,
usefulness ,
warrantability ,
warrantedness ,
what is right ,
wholesomeness ,
wisdom ,
worthwhileness
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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 | 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 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 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 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of propriety noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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
PROPRIETY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary PROPRIETY meaning: socially acceptable behaviour Learn more
PROPRIETY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary PROPRIETY meaning: 1 correct moral behaviour or actions: 2 the rules of polite social behaviour: 3 correct moral… Learn more
PROPRIETY - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Discover everything about the word "PROPRIETY" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide