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In some senses, propriety is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
propriety
/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, local, standard
VERB + PROPRIETY
according, implies, seem
PROPRIETY + NOUN
language, man
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
1
The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.
2
A characteristic; an attribute.
3
A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.
4
More generally, something owned by someone; a possession.
I was fearful of giving You a very sensible Disgust, in making You seem the Propriety of one Man, when You know Yourself ordained for the Comfort and Refreshment of Multitudes.
5
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
This ſweet word, I will be your God, implies, 1. Propriety, that all that is in God ſhall be ours; his love ours, his Spirit ours, his mercy ours.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — correct or appropriate behavior
- properness
- correctitude
Antonyms
- impropriety
- improperness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I was fearful of giving You a very sensible Disgust, in making You seem the Propriety of one Man, when You know Yourself ordained for the Comfort and Refreshment of Multitudes.
Wiktionary02
This ſweet word, I will be your God, implies, 1. Propriety, that all that is in God ſhall be ours; his love ours, his Spirit ours, his mercy ours.
Wiktionary03
Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…]
Wiktionary04
The way tourists dress offends the local standard of propriety.
Tatoeba · #2091905
The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety.
Tatoeba · #127582006
Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
Tatoeba · #7004108Usage Notes
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