Propriety
noun, plural proprieties.
1.
conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
2.
appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.
3.
rightness or justness.
4.
the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners:
to observe the proprieties.
5.
Obsolete. a property.
6.
Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something.
noun (pl) -ties
1.
the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting
2.
conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc
3.
(pl) the proprieties, the standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society
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