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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpropriety
/ˌɛm.prəˈpraɪ.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An improper act, remark, or quality; a departure from accepted standards of behavior or decorum.
"Her speech was marked by several subtle emproprieties that shocked the conservative audience." - 2
The quality or state of being inappropriate or unsuitable for a specific context.
"The empropriety of wearing casual attire to the state dinner was immediately obvious."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French phonetic representation of 'impropriété', combined with a prefix blend. It traces back through Middle French and Latin 'improprietas', ultimately rooted in Latin 'proprius' meaning proper or own.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Empropriety" is said worldwide
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impropriété
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.pʁi.e.te/
"Cette remarque constituait une véritable impropriété."
Unschicklichkeit
Transliteration: /ˈʊnʃɪklɪçkaɪt/
"Sein Verhalten grenzte an Unschicklichkeit."
improprietà
Transliteration: /im.pro.pri.eˈta/
"L'improprietà del suo linguaggio fu criticata."
impropiedad
Transliteration: /im.pɾo.pjeˈdad/
"Cometió una impropiedad durante la ceremonia."
impropriedade
Transliteration: /ĩ.pɾu.pɾi.aˈda.dʒi/
"A impropriedade das suas palavras causou espanto."
अनुपयुक्तता
Transliteration: anupyuktata
"उसके व्यवहार में स्पष्ट अनुपयुक्तता थी।"
不当
Transliteration: bùdàng
"他的言行举止存在明显的不得体之处。"
부적절성
Transliteration: bujeokjeolseong
"그의 발언에는 명백한 부적절성이 있었다."
不体裁
Transliteration: futetsai
"彼の態度の不体裁が問題視された。"
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