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Dictionary
1. (n.) Appropriateness; suitableness to established standards and principles\, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc.

2. (n.) Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property.

3. (n.) That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity.

Thesaurus
Atticism admissibility advantage advantageousness advisability amenities applicability appositeness appropriateness aptitude aptness auspiciousness becomingness beneficialness bienseance breeding ceremony chargedness chasteness chastity civilities civility clarity classicalism classicism clearness comeliness conformity convenance convenience convention conventional usage conventionalism conventionality correctitude correctness courtesy criticality crucialness custom decencies decency decorousness decorum defensibility delicacy desirability dignity directness discrimination distinction drumhead justice dueness ease elegance elegancy equitableness equity etiquette evenhandedness expedience expediency favorableness feasibility felicitousness felicity finish fitness fittedness fittingness flow flowing periods fluency form formality fruitfulness genteelness gentility give-and-take good form good taste goodness grace gracefulness gracility happiness health justice justifiability justifiableness justification justness lawfulness legality limpidity loadedness lucidity mannerliness measure for measure meetness modesty mores naturalism naturalness naturism neatness nemesis niceness normalcy normality normalness normativeness opportuneness order orderliness pellucidity percentage perspicuity plainness poetic justice polish politeness politesse politicness pregnancy profit profitability properness propitiousness proprieties protocol prudence pudency pudicity punctilio purity qualification realism refinement regularity relevance respectability restraint retributive justice right righteousness rightfulness rightness ripeness ritual rude justice scales of justice seasonableness sedateness seemliness shame simplicity smoothness social convention social usage straightforwardness suitability suitableness summary justice taste tastefulness terseness the proprieties timeliness tradition unaffectedness urbanity usefulness warrantability warrantedness what is right wholesomeness wisdom worthwhileness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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