Impropriety — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an improper demeanor

the condition of being improper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪətɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪətɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

liberty improperness indecorum indecency familiarity

Antonyms

propriety properness

Word Forms

improper	adjective	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
indecent	adjective	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unschicklichkeit

ein unangemessenes Verhalten

🇫🇷French

inconvenance

un comportement inapproprié

🇪🇸Spanish

impropiedad

una conducta inapropiada

🇮🇹Italian

scorrettezza

un comportamento improprio

🇳🇱Dutch

ongepastheid

een ongepast gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

impropriedade

um comportamento impróprio

🇷🇺Russian

непристойность

неподобающее поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनौचित्य

एक अनुचित आचरण

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুচিত

একটি অনুচিত আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முறையற்ற தன்மை

ஒரு முறையற்ற நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

అక్రమము

ఒక సరికాని ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्यता

एक अयोग्य वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

અયોગ્ય વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಚಿತತೆ

ಅನುಚಿತ ವರ್ತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുചിതത്വം

ഒരു അനുചിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਉਚਿਤਤਾ

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

부적당

부적절한 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không đứng đắn

thái độ không đúng mực

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เหมาะสม

กิริยาที่ไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpantasan

sikap yang tidak pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nararapat

isang hindi tamang pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakwajaran

sikap yang tidak wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخالفة

سلوك غير لائق

🇮🇷Persian

ناشایستگی

یک رفتار نامناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuzluk

uygunsuz bir davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר תקינות

התנהגות לא נאותה

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