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proprietynoun socially acceptable behaviorsome people miss the straitlaced propriety that was largely abandoned in the 1960s decency, decorum, form etiquettecivility, courteousness, courtesy, gentilesse, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, politeness, politessedignity, grace, refinementdiscretion, prudenceappropriateness, correctitude, correctness, decorousness, fitness, rightness, seemlinessattention, attentiveness, care, carefulnesscharacter, goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, straightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness impropriety, indecency, indecorum coarseness, crudeness, gracelessnessdiscourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, vulgarityimprudence, indiscretionbadness, evil, immorality, wickednessdebauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversioncrookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness proprieties pl.personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional settingan etiquette columnist who insists that traditional proprieties are necessary in order to maintain a civil society etiquette, form, manner, mores amenities, civilities, pleasantriesbearing, demeanor, deportment, miencourtesy, decorum, mannerliness, politenessformalities, protocol, rulesair, attitude, carriage, poise, polish, pose, posture, presencecustom, habit, pattern, practice(also practise), trick, way, wontconvention, fashion, mode, style the quality or state of being especially suitable or fittingI'm not sure about the propriety of serving champagne in these glasses appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, felicity, fitness, fittingness, happiness, properness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness agreeableness, compatibility, congruity, harmoniousnessapplicability, bearing, connection, justifiability, materiality, pertinence, relevance, relevancy, validityacceptability, adequacy, adequateness, convenience, expedience, expediency, satisfactoriness, serviceableness, usefulness improperness, impropriety, inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitability, wrongness disagreeableness, incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inexpedience, inexpediency, inharmoniousness, unbecomingnessimmateriality, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancymeaninglessness, pointlessness in the 14th century |