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 Wherever rules, principles, and standard procedures have been clearly stated, propriety can become an issue Something improper usually isn't actually illegal, but it makes people uncomfortable by giving the impression that something isn't quite right
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 . . . Definition of propriety noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
PROPRIETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Before the winter was far advanced, it is actually on record that Emmy took a night and received company with great propriety and modesty
propriety, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary propriety, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Propriety - definition of propriety by The Free Dictionary propriety (prəˈpraɪətɪ) n, pl -ties 1 the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting 2 conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc
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 ]
propriety - WordReference. com Dictionary of English pro•pri•e•ty prəˈpraɪɪti n , pl -ties agreement with established standards of good or proper behavior or manners:[uncountable] behaving with the utmost propriety suitability:[uncountable] The propriety of their gift was in question manners See -propr- pro•pri•e•ty (prə prī′ i tē), n , pl -ties
Propriety - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Propriety is like the noun form of "proper" and "appropriate " It comes from the same root as the word property, in the sense of "a distinctive character or quality "