Propriety — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

correct or appropriate behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpɹˈaɪətɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpɹˈaɪətɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

correctitude properness

Antonyms

impropriety improperness

Word Forms

proper

adjective

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anstand

richtiges oder angemessenes Verhalten

🇫🇷French

convenance

comportement correct ou approprié

🇪🇸Spanish

propiedad

comportamiento correcto o apropiado

🇮🇹Italian

proprietà

comportamento corretto o appropriato

🇳🇱Dutch

fatsoen

correct of passend gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

propriedade

comportamento correto ou apropriado

🇷🇺Russian

приличие

правильное или адекватное поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औचित्य

सही या उचित व्यवहार

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাপ্যতা

সঠিক বা উপযুক্ত আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உரிமை

சரியான அல்லது பொருத்தமான நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఔచిత్యము

సరైన లేదా సరైన ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

औचित्य

योग्य किंवा योग्य वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્યતા

યોગ્ય અથવા યોગ્ય વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಚಿತ್ಯ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔചിത്യം

ശരിയായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉചിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਤਾ

ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملکیت

صحیح یا مناسب سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

礼

正确或适当的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

可否

正しいまたは適切な行動

🇰🇷Korean

예의

올바르거나 적절한 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đứng đắn

hành vi đúng hoặc phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหมาะสม

พฤติกรรมที่ถูกต้องหรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesopanan

perilaku yang benar atau pantas

🇵🇭Filipino

kaangkupan

tama o angkop na pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

kewajaran

tingkah laku yang betul atau sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الملاءمة

السلوك الصحيح أو المناسب

🇮🇷Persian

شایستگی

رفتار صحیح یا مناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunluk

doğru veya uygun davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְקִינוּת

התנהגות נכונה או הולמת

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The primary meaning of 'propriety' is 'correct or appropriate behavior'.

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Using 'propriety' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'propriety' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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