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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries礼儀正しさ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: reigi tadashisa
"彼女の礼儀正しさは誰からも称賛された。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
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
Late Middle English: from Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas 'property, quality', from proprius 'one's own'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Propriety"?
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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