propriety

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /prəˈpraɪɪti/ UK /prəˈpraɪəti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
conformity to accepted standards of behaviour or morals

She questioned the propriety of accepting such a gift.

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Etymology

From Old French propriete ('individuality, peculiarity, property'), from Latin proprietas ('a peculiarity, ownership'), from proprius ('one's own').

proprietas Latin proprius Latin

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Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

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# propriety

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prəˈpraɪɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /prəˈpraɪəti/

## Meanings
1. conformity to accepted standards of behaviour or morals

## Examples
- She questioned the propriety of accepting such a gift.

## Synonyms
- decorum
- decency
- seemliness
- correctness
- etiquette
- politeness
- modesty
- respectability

## Antonyms
- impropriety
- indecency
- rudeness
- immodesty

## Related Forms
- proper
- property
- proprietor
- appropriate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: proprietas
- Root: proprius

## Etymology
From Old French propriete ('individuality, peculiarity, property'), from Latin proprietas ('a peculiarity, ownership'), from proprius ('one's own').

## AI Etymology
Propriety is from Old French propriete ('individuality, peculiarity, property'), from Latin proprietas ('a peculiarity, ownership'), from proprius ('one's own'). In present-day use, it means conformity to accepted standards of behaviour or morals. Related vocabulary includes proper, property, proprietor, and appropriate.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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