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Properness
see synonyms of propernessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Properness
see synonyms of propernessadjective
1. (usually prenominal)
appropriate or suited for some purpose
in its proper place
2.
correct in behaviour or conduct
3.
excessively correct in conduct; vigorously moral
4.
up to a required or regular standard
5. (immediately postpositive)
(of an object, quality, etc) referred to or named specifically so as to exclude anything not directly connected with it
his claim is connected with the deed proper
6. (postpositive; foll by to)
belonging to or characteristic of a person or thing
7. (prenominal) British informal
(intensifier)
I felt a proper fool
8. (usually postpositive)
(of heraldic colours) considered correct for the natural colour of the object or emblem depicted
three martlets proper
9. mathematics, logic
(of a relation) distinguished from a weaker relation by excluding the case where the relata are identical. For example, every set is a subset of itself, but a proper subset must exclude at least one member of the containing set
See also strict (sense 6)10. archaic
pleasant or good
adverb
11. British dialect
(intensifier)
he's proper stupid
12. good and proper
noun
13.
the parts of the Mass that vary according to the particular day or feast on which the Mass is celebrated
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Properness
see synonyms of properness adjective
1.
specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate
the proper tool for a job
2.
naturally belonging or peculiar (to)
weather proper to April
3.
conforming to an accepted standard or to good usage; correct
a proper spelling
4.
fitting; seemly; right
proper modesty
5.
decent; decorous; genteel
often connoting exaggerated respectability “the proper Bostonians”
6.
understood in its most restricted sense; strictly so called
usually following the noun modified the population of Chicago proper (i.e., apart from its suburbs)
7. British
complete; thorough
a proper scoundrel
8. Chiefly Dialectal
a.
fine; good; excellent
b.
handsome
9. Ecclesiastical
reserved for a particular day or festival
said of prayers, rites, etc.10. Grammar
a.
designating a noun that names a specific individual, place, etc., that is not normally used with an article, and that is normally capitalized
“Donald,” “Rover,” and “Boston” are proper nouns, sometimes called proper names
see also commonb.
designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian
11. Heraldry
represented in its natural form or colors
adverb Dialectal
12.
completely; thoroughly
13.
properly; correctly
noun [often P-]; Ecclesiastical
14.
the special office or prayers for a particular day or festival
15.
those parts of the Mass which vary according to the particular day or festival
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Properness
see synonyms of propernessadj.
1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.
2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter.
3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman.
4.
a. Belonging to one; own: restored to his proper shape by the magician.
b. Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar: an optical effect proper to fluids.
5. Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something: the town proper, excluding the suburbs.
6. Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.
7. Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.
8. Worthy of the name; true: wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.
9. Out-and-out; thorough: a proper whipping.
adv.
Thoroughly: beat the eggs good and proper.
n. also Proper
Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical
The portion of the liturgy that varies according to the particular feast or season of the year.
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