propriety

propriety (Appropriateness), noun accordance, admissibility, advisability, agreeableness, applicability, aptitude, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, conformity, congruity, consonance, correspondence, dueness, equity, expedience, expediency, felicity, fitness, harmony, justness, pertinence, properness, reasonableness, relevance, right, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness, utility

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propriety (Correctness), noun convention, convennional conduct, conventionalities, correctitude, correctness, courteousness, courtesy, decency, decorousness, decorum, delicacy, demureness, dignity, discrimination, elegance, ethicality, etiquette, good behavior, good breeding, good manners, grace, manners, modesty, morality, politeness, proper formality, properness, rectitude, refinement, respectability, restraint, ritual, taste, tradition
Foreign phrases: Proprietates verborum observandae sunt.The proper meanings of words are to be observed.

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See also: admissibility, aptitude, behalf, behavior, conduct, decorum, deportment, expedience, fitness, formality, integrity, justice, qualification, rectitude, right