Improper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not suitable or right or appropriate

not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚ/.

Examples

slightly improper to dine alone with a married man
improper medication
improper attire for the golf course

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unlawful unconventional wrong

Antonyms

proper

Parts of Speech

adjective	not suitable or right or appropriate “slightly improper to dine alone with a married man”
adjective	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention “an unconventional marriage”
adjective	not appropriate for a purpose or occasion “said all the wrong things”

Word Forms

improperness	noun	an improper demeanor
unconventionality	noun	unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional
unlawfulness	noun	the quality of failing to conform to law
wrongness	noun	inappropriate conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unpassend

nicht geeignet oder richtig oder angemessen

🇫🇷French

incorrect

pas approprié ou juste ou approprié

🇪🇸Spanish

incorrecto

no es adecuado o correcto o apropiado

🇮🇹Italian

improprio

non adatto, giusto o appropriato

🇳🇱Dutch

ongepast

niet geschikt of juist of passend

🇵🇹Portuguese

impróprio

não é adequado ou certo ou apropriado

🇷🇺Russian

неправильный

не подходит или не правильно или не уместно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित

उपयुक्त या सही या उचित नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুচিত

উপযুক্ত বা সঠিক বা উপযুক্ত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முறையற்ற

பொருத்தமானது அல்லது சரியானது அல்லது பொருத்தமானது அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

సరికాని

తగినది లేదా సరైనది లేదా సముచితమైనది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्य

योग्य किंवा योग्य किंवा योग्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

યોગ્ય અથવા યોગ્ય અથવા યોગ્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಚಿತ

ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുചിതമായ

അനുയോജ്യമോ ശരിയോ ഉചിതമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ

ਢੁਕਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

مناسب یا صحیح یا مناسب نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不当

不合适或正确或不适当

🇯🇵Japanese

不適切な

適切ではない、正しくない、または適切ではない

🇰🇷Korean

부적절한

적합하지 않거나 옳거나 적절하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thích hợp

không phù hợp hoặc đúng hoặc thích hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เหมาะสม

ไม่เหมาะสมหรือเหมาะสมหรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak tepat

tidak cocok atau tepat atau pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tama

hindi angkop o tama o angkop

🇲🇾Malay

tidak wajar

tidak sesuai atau betul atau sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير لائق

غير مناسب أو صحيح أو مناسب

🇮🇷Persian

نامناسب

مناسب یا درست یا مناسب نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuz

uygun değil veya doğru veya uygun değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מַתְאִים

לא מתאים או נכון או מתאים

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