impropriety

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The condition of being improper.
2. (countable) An improper act.
3. (countable, uncountable) Improper language.

Synonyms

indecency

injustice

unfitness

immorality

irregularity

inappropriateness

immodesty

unreasonableness

indecorum

unseemliness

incorrectness

iniquity

unsuitableness

misconduct

bad manners

familiarity

inexpedience

disorder

inadequacy

unfairness

improperness

liberty

incongruity

inconvenience

scabrousness

seaminess

shamelessness

shapelessness

transgression

trouble

turbulence

ugliness

undeserved

unfair

unlawfulness

unluckiness

unrest

unsuitability

wrongdoing

deviation from custom

indecence

absurdity

unshightliness

adultery

derangement

dishonesty

harm

homeliness

illegality

immoderation

Translations

Ungehörigkeit

inconvenance

improprietà

impropietat

impropriété

Ungerechtigkeit

Ungebührlichkeit

απρέπεια

impropiedad

Unangemessenheit

ακοσμία

Unanständigkeit

Unschicklichkeit

ungebühr

uygunsuzluk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

From French impropriété, from Latin improprietās. By surface analysis, improper + -iety or im- + propriety.