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proprieties n. 礼仪,礼节 礼仪,礼节 Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F. propri['e]t['e], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.] 1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.] "Onles this propriety be exiled." --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] We find no mention hereof in ancient zoographers, . . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc. "The rule of propriety," --Locke. [1913 Webster] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for "proprieties":
amenities, civilities, civility, comity, convention, courtliness, decencies, decorum, dictates of society, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette, exquisite manners, formalities, good form, good manners, manners, mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, politeness, politesse, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, rules of conduct, social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures, social usage, the conventions, the mores, the proprieties, the right things, what is done
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