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 "
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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 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 - definition of propriety by The Free Dictionary Define propriety propriety synonyms, propriety pronunciation, propriety translation, English dictionary definition of propriety n pl pro·pri·e·ties 1 a Conformity to conventional standards of behavior or morality b proprieties Socially correct usages or behaviors 2
PROPRIETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 3 meanings: 1 the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting 2 conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, Click for more definitions
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, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Propriety is following what is socially acceptable in speech and behavior Your little brother might offend your sense of propriety by burping loudly at the dinner table
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, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the noun propriety mean? 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
propriety - Wiktionary, the free dictionary propriety (countable and uncountable, plural proprieties) (obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality [15th–20th c ]