propriety

CEFRB2

/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Correct or socially acceptable behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A characteristic; an attribute.

Examples

  • The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety.

  • The way tourists dress offends the local standard of propriety.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.

  2. The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.

  3. The fact of possessing something; ownership.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • I find such a pleasure, sir, in obeying your commands, that I take care to observe them without ever debating their propriety.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From late Middle English proprietee, propretee, propriete (“ownership”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman propreté, Middle French proprieté, from Latin proprietās. By surface analysis, prop(e)r + -iety. Doublet of property.