Appropriateness

/əˈproʊpriətnəs/
C1

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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nounThe quality or condition of being appropriate.

She questioned the appropriateness of joke.
The appropriateness was highly debated.
The school board questioned the appropriateness of the textbook for children.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee debated the ____ of wearing casual clothes to the formal ceremony.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The board questioned the ____ of the manager's recent new decisions.

From appropriate + -ness.

CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee debated the ____ of wearing casual clothes to the formal ceremony.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The board questioned the ____ of the manager's recent new decisions.

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