| English noun: properness | |||
| 1. | properness (attribute) correct or appropriate behavior | ||
| Synonyms | correctitude, propriety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appropriateness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, good form, grace, modesty, priggishness, primness, reserve, rightness, seemliness | ||
| Attribute | improper, proper | ||
| Antonyms | improperness, impropriety | ||