Improperness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an improper demeanor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒpənəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impropriety

Antonyms

propriety properness

Word Forms

improper

adjective

not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unangemessenheit

ein unangemessenes Verhalten

🇫🇷French

irrégularité

un comportement inapproprié

🇪🇸Spanish

incorrección

una conducta inapropiada

🇮🇹Italian

improprietà

un comportamento improprio

🇳🇱Dutch

ongepastheid

een ongepast gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

impropriedade

um comportamento impróprio

🇷🇺Russian

неправильность

неподобающее поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचितता

एक अनुचित आचरण

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুচিততা

একটি অনুচিত আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முறையற்ற தன்மை

ஒரு முறையற்ற நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

సరికానితనం

ఒక సరికాని ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्यता

एक अयोग्य वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

અયોગ્ય વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಚಿತತೆ

ಅನುಚಿತ ವರ್ತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുചിതത്വം

ഒരു അനുചിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامناسب

ایک غلط رویہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不当行为

🇯🇵Japanese

不正

不適切な態度

🇰🇷Korean

부적절함

부적절한 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không đúng đắn

thái độ không đúng mực

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เหมาะสม

กิริยาที่ไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksesuaian

sikap yang tidak pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng karapatan

isang hindi tamang pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakwajaran

sikap yang tidak wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير لائقة

سلوك غير لائق

🇮🇷Persian

نامناسب بودن

یک رفتار نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuzluk

uygunsuz bir davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר תקינות

התנהגות לא נאותה

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