properness

ˈprɑːpərnəs

Definition of properness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Rare

conformity to established standards of behavior or manners

Rare

Her properness at the dinner impressed the hosts..

decency

propriety

suitability

Rare

quality of being suitable or appropriate

Rare

The properness of his attire made him stand out at the event..

appropriateness

fitness

suitability

mathematics

TECH.

condition of being a proper fraction or subset

TECH.

The properness of the subset was evident in the equation.

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Origin of properness

Latin, proprius (one's own)

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priggishness

attitude

behavior showing exaggerated and arrogant properness

Examples of properness in a sentence

The teacher praised the student's properness in class.
The properness of the solution was evident to everyone.
She questioned the properness of his behavior at the meeting.
The properness of the fraction was confirmed by the teacher.
Mathematicians discussed the properness of the new theorem.

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French:bienséance, adéquation, ...
German:Anstand, Angemessenheit, ...
Italian:correttezza, adeguatezza, ...
Spanish:corrección, idoneidad, ...
Portuguese:correção, propriedade, ...
Chinese:规矩, 适当性, ...
Japanese:礼儀正しさ, 適切さ, ...
Arabic:الِاحْتِشَامُ, مُلَاءَمَة, ...
Hebrew:הִתְנַהֲגוּת תַּקִּינָה, הוֹלְמוּת, ...
Russian:приличие, уместность, ...
Ukrainian:пристойність, відповідність, ...
Hindi:शिष्टता, उपयुक्तता, ...
Bengali:শালীনতা, উপযুক্ততা, ...
Catalan:correcció, adequació, ...
Czech:slušnost, vhodnost, ...
Danish:korrekthed, passendehed, ...
Dutch:beleefdheid, geschiktheid, ...
Greek:ευπρέπεια, καταλληλότητα, ...
Hungarian:illendőség, megfelelőség, ...
Khmer:ភាពសមរម្យ, ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវ, ...
Korean:예의 바름, 적절함, ...
Persian:رعایت آداب, مناسب بودن, ...
Polish:poprawność, stosowność, ...
Portuguese (BR):correção, propriedade, ...
Romanian:maniere, potrivire, ...
Swedish:anständighet, lämplighet, ...
Thai:ความสุภาพเรียบร้อย, ความเหมาะสม, ...
Turkish:uygunluk, elverişlilik, ...
Vietnamese:sự đúng mực, sự phù hợp, ...

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