impropriety 音标拼音: [
, ɪmprəpr'ɑɪəti]
n . 不适当,不得体,不正当的行为,用词不当
不适当,不得体,不正当的行为,用词不当
impropriety n 1 :
an improper demeanor [
synonym : {
impropriety }, {
improperness }]
[
ant : {
correctitude }, {
properness }, {
propriety }]
2 :
the condition of being improper 3 :
an indecent or improper act [
synonym : {
indecency }, {
impropriety }]
4 :
an act of undue intimacy [
synonym : {
familiarity }, {
impropriety },
{
indecorum }, {
liberty }]
Impropriety \
Im `
pro *
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n .;
pl . {
Improprieties }. [
L .
improprietas ;
cf .
F .
impropri ['
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t ['
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See {
Improper }.]
1 .
The quality of being improper ;
unfitness or unsuitableness to character ,
time place ,
or circumstances ;
as ,
impropriety of behavior or manners .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which is improper ;
an unsuitable or improper act ,
or an inaccurate use of language .
[
1913 Webster ]
But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities . --
Johnson .
[
1913 Webster ]
Many gross improprieties ,
however authorized by practice ,
ought to be discarded . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
234 Moby Thesaurus words for "
impropriety ":
Babbittry ,
Gothicism ,
aberrance ,
aberrancy ,
abnormality ,
anomaly ,
atrocity ,
bad taste ,
badness ,
barbarism ,
barbarousness ,
blunder ,
bombasticness ,
bourgeois taste ,
breach ,
cacology ,
cacophony ,
camp ,
campiness ,
clumsiness ,
coarseness ,
colloquialism ,
corruption ,
crime ,
crime against humanity ,
criminality ,
crudeness ,
cumbrousness ,
deadly sin ,
delinquency ,
dereliction ,
deviance ,
deviancy ,
discourtesy ,
disentitlement ,
disorder ,
disorderliness ,
disorderly conduct ,
disruption ,
disruptiveness ,
dysphemism ,
empty claim ,
empty title ,
enormity ,
erroneousness ,
error ,
evil ,
excess ,
failure ,
false claim ,
falseness ,
falsity ,
fault ,
faux pas ,
felony ,
frowned -
upon behavior ,
gaffe ,
gaucherie ,
genocide ,
gracelessness ,
grossness ,
guilty act ,
harshness ,
heaviness ,
heavy sin ,
high camp ,
hooliganism ,
horseplay ,
ill -
balanced sentences ,
illegality ,
immodesty ,
immorality ,
imprecision ,
improperness ,
impurity ,
inaccuracy ,
inaccurateness ,
inadmissibility ,
inapplicability ,
inappositeness ,
inappropriateness ,
inaptitude ,
inaptness ,
inauspiciousness ,
incompatibility ,
inconcinnity ,
incongruity ,
incongruousness ,
inconvenience ,
incorrectness ,
indecency ,
indecorousness ,
indecorum ,
indelicacy ,
indiscreetness ,
indiscretion ,
inelegance ,
inelegancy ,
inequitableness ,
inequity ,
inexactitude ,
inexactness ,
inexpedience ,
inexpiable sin ,
infelicity ,
infraction ,
iniquitousness ,
iniquity ,
injury ,
injustice ,
inopportuneness ,
inopportunity ,
intempestivity ,
interruption ,
intrusion ,
invalid claim ,
irregularity ,
irrelevance ,
irrelevancy ,
kitsch ,
lack of claim ,
lack of finish ,
lack of polish ,
lapse ,
lasciviousness ,
lateness ,
leadenness ,
lewdness ,
localism ,
low camp ,
maladjustment ,
malefaction ,
malfeasance ,
malum ,
mesalliance ,
minor wrong ,
misalliance ,
misbehavior ,
misconduct ,
misdeed ,
misdemeanor ,
misdoing ,
misfeasance ,
misjoinder ,
misjoining ,
mismatch ,
mistake ,
mortal sin ,
naughtiness ,
no claim ,
nonfeasance ,
nonsanctioned behavior ,
offense ,
omission ,
outrage ,
peccadillo ,
peccancy ,
philistinism ,
pompousness ,
ponderousness ,
poor diction ,
poor taste ,
pop ,
pop culture ,
prematurity ,
roughhouse ,
roughness ,
rowdiness ,
rowdyism ,
rudeness ,
ruffianism ,
sesquipedalianism ,
sesquipedality ,
sin ,
sin of commission ,
sin of omission ,
sinful act ,
sinfulness ,
slang ,
slip ,
slipshod construction ,
stiltedness ,
suggestiveness ,
taboo word ,
tastelessness ,
tort ,
transgression ,
trespass ,
trip ,
turgidity ,
unaestheticism ,
unaestheticness ,
unbecomingness ,
unchastity ,
uncongeniality ,
uncouthness ,
undeservedness ,
undeservingness ,
undueness ,
unentitledness ,
uneuphoniousness ,
unfavorableness ,
unfitness ,
unfittingness ,
unfortunateness ,
ungracefulness ,
unjustness ,
unlawfulness ,
unmeetness ,
unmeritedness ,
unpropitiousness ,
unrefinement ,
unrighteousness ,
unripeness ,
unseasonableness ,
unseemliness ,
unsuitability ,
unsuitableness ,
untimeliness ,
unutterable sin ,
unwieldiness ,
vandalism ,
venial sin ,
vice ,
violation ,
vulgar taste ,
vulgarism ,
vulgarity ,
vulgarness ,
wickedness ,
wrong ,
wrongdoing ,
wrongfulness ,
wrongness
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IMPROPRIETY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of IMPROPRIETY is an improper or indecorous act or remark; especially : an unacceptable use of a word or of language How to use impropriety in a sentence
IMPROPRIETY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary IMPROPRIETY meaning: 1 behaviour that is dishonest, socially unacceptable, or unsuitable for a particular situation… Learn more
Impropriety - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Impropriety is a violation of a rule of behavior, manners, or etiquette So while it is fitting and proper to wear a bikini top and a sarong to the beach, to do so at church would be considered an impropriety
IMPROPRIETY Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Impropriety definition: the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness See examples of IMPROPRIETY used in a sentence
IMPROPRIETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 3 meanings: 1 lack of propriety; indecency; indecorum 2 an improper act or use 3 the state of being improper Click for more definitions
Definition of impropriety – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary IMPROPRIETY meaning: behaviour that is not correct, suitable, or honest: Learn more
Impropriety - definition of impropriety by The Free Dictionary Define impropriety impropriety synonyms, impropriety pronunciation, impropriety translation, English dictionary definition of impropriety n pl im·pro·pri·e·ties 1 The quality or condition of being improper 2 An improper act 3 An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
impropriety - definition and meaning - Wordnik noun The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time, place, or circumstances; unseemliness: as, impropriety of language or behavior noun That which is improper; an erroneous or unsuitable expression, act, etc
IMPROPRIETY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary IMPROPRIETY definition: 1 behaviour that is dishonest, socially unacceptable, or unsuitable for a particular situation… Learn more
impropriety - Wiktionary, the free dictionary impropriety (countable and uncountable, plural improprieties) (uncountable) The condition of being improper If so many ladies of rank wrote books, there could be no impropriety in her following their example,