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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•pri•e•ty /prəˈpraɪɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - agreement with established standards of good or proper behavior or manners:[uncountable]behaving with the utmost propriety.
- appropriateness;
suitability:[uncountable]The propriety of their gift was in question. - the proprieties, [plural] the accepted, standard rules of proper behavior;
manners.
See -propr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•pri•e•ty (prə prī′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances;
suitability. - rightness or justness.
- the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior;
manners:to observe the proprieties. - [Obs.]a property.
- [Obs.]a peculiarity or characteristic of something.
- Latin proprietās peculiarity, ownership, equivalent. to propri(us) proper + -etās, variant, after vowels, of -itās -ity
- Middle French propriété
- late Middle English propriete ownership, something owned, one's own nature (compare variant proprete property) 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decency, modesty. See etiquette.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aptness, fitness, seemliness.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged correctness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: propriety /prəˈpraɪətɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting
- conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc
- the proprieties ⇒ (plural) the standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French propriété, from Latin proprietās a peculiarity, from proprius one's own |