properness

Meaning

1. The state or condition of being proper; propriety.
2. The state or condition of being proper (of a proper fraction, proper subset, etc.).
3. (obsolete) Excellence, quality.

Synonyms

correctness

justness

propriety

correctitude

decency

decorousness

eligibility

fitness

reserve

rightness

seemliness

suitability

adequacy

suitableness

appropriateness

aptness

becomingness

Translations

المناسَبة، التصرّفات المناسِبة

procedència

propietat

correcció

serietat

Korrektheit

καταλληλότης

καταλληλότητα

convenienza

correctheid

propiedad

procedencia

seriedad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒ.pə.nəs/

Etymology

From proper + -ness.