English noun: impropriety |
1. | impropriety (attribute) an improper demeanor |
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| Synonyms | improperness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | inappropriateness, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicacy, wrongness |
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| Antonyms | correctitude, properness, propriety |
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2. | impropriety (state) the condition of being improper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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3. | impropriety (act) an indecent or improper act |
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| Synonyms | indecency |
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| Broader (hypernym) | misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | obscenity |
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4. | impropriety (act) an act of undue intimacy |
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| Synonyms | familiarity, indecorum, liberty |
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| Broader (hypernym) | misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed |
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