properness

Definitions

The quality or state of being proper, suitable, or appropriate.

Conformity to established standards of behavior, etiquette, or morality.

Examples

The teacher emphasized the properness of his conduct during the formal ceremony.

She questioned the properness of using such informal language in a professional legal document.

Synonyms

decorum propriety correctness decency respectability formality suitability

Antonyms

impropriety indecency vulgarity inappropriateness unsuitability informality rudeness