Properness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Properness \Prop"er*ness\, n.
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     1. The quality of being proper.
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     2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  properness
       n : correct or appropriate behavior [syn: {propriety}, {correctitude}]
           [ant: {impropriety}, {impropriety}]