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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPropriety
/prəˈpraɪ.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
"He was concerned that her public comments might offend the strict rules of propriety."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'proprieté', originating from the Latin 'proprietas' meaning 'property' or 'quality', and stemming from 'proprius' meaning 'one's own' or 'proper'. By the 15th century in English, the term shifted to mean conformity to established standards of social behavior or manners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Propriety" is said worldwide
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decoro
Transliteration: deˈkoɾo
"Su comportamiento carecía de la decencia y decoro esperados."
bienséance
Transliteration: byé-sé-ãs
"Elle a agi avec une parfaite bienséance lors de la réception."
Schicklichkeit
Transliteration: ʃɪklɪçkaɪt
"Er verletzte die Regeln der Schicklichkeit durch sein lautes Lachen."
decoroso
Transliteration: dekoˈrozɔ
Script: decoro
"Mantenere il decoro in pubblico è molto importante."
decência
Transliteration: deˈsẽ.sjɐ
"Eles questionaram a decência daquela atitude."
शिष्टता
Transliteration: shishtata
"उसने सभा में पूरी शिष्टाचार और शिष्टता का पालन किया।"
礼节
Transliteration: lǐjié
"他的行为完全符合社交礼节。"
예의 바름
Transliteration: ye-ui ba-reum
"그는 사회적 예의 바름을 중요하게 생각했다."
礼儀正しさ
Transliteration: reigi tadashisa
"彼女の礼儀正しさは誰からも称賛された。"
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