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1 propriety
[prə'praɪətɪ]1) (politeness) proprietà f., decoro m.2) (morality) decenza f.* * *(correctness of behaviour; decency; rightness.) correttezza* * *propriety /prəˈpraɪətɪ/n.1 [u] proprietà; correttezza; giustezza; opportunità2 [u] decenza ( di condotta, parola, ecc.); decoro: a breach of propriety, un'offesa al decoro; una sconvenienza3 (pl.) convenienze sociali; norme di buona creanza:FALSI AMICI: propriety non significa proprietà nel senso di caratteristica.* * *[prə'praɪətɪ]1) (politeness) proprietà f., decoro m.2) (morality) decenza f. -
2 propriety pro·pri·ety n
[prə'praɪətɪ](seemliness) decoro, rispetto delle convenienze sociali, (appropriateness) convenienza -
3 decency
['diːsnsɪ] 1.1) (good manners, propriety) decenza f.2) (morality)2.* * *noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) decenza, decoro* * *decency /ˈdi:snsɪ/n.1 [u] decenza; rispettabilità: His essential decency was clear to everyone, che fosse una persona essenzialmente rispettabile era chiaro a tutti2 [u] decenza; correttezza: At least have the decency to apologize!, abbi almeno la decenza di chiedere scusa!; He has no sense of decency, non ha nessun senso di ciò che è giusto3 (pl., form.) convenienze (sociali); regole della decenza: to observe the common decencies, osservare le convenienze sociali (o le regole della decenza comune).* * *['diːsnsɪ] 1.1) (good manners, propriety) decenza f.2) (morality)2. -
4 stickler
['stɪklə(r)]to be a stickler for sth. — tenere molto a o essere un accanito sostenitore di qcs
* * *stickler /ˈstɪklə(r)/n.1 individuo pedante, rigido; pignolo2 strenuo fautore, accanito sostenitore (di qc.)● to be a stickler for discipline [propriety], tener molto alla disciplina [alle buone maniere].* * *['stɪklə(r)]to be a stickler for sth. — tenere molto a o essere un accanito sostenitore di qcs
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5 decency de·cen·cy n
['diːs(ə)nsɪ](moral sense) rispetto per i valori umani, (propriety) decenza, decoroout of common decency — per gentilezza, se non altro
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
propriety — [n1] suitableness, appropriateness accordance, advisability, agreeableness, appositeness, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, concord, congruity, consonance, convenience, correctness, correspondence, decorum, ethicality, expedience, fitness,… … New thesaurus
propriety — I (appropriateness) noun accordance, adaptation, admissibility, advisability, agreeableness, applicability, aptitude, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, conformity, congruity, consonance, correspondence, dueness, equity, expedience, expediency … Law dictionary
propriety — mid 15c., proper character, disposition, from O.Fr. proprieté (12c.), from L. proprietatem (nom. proprietas) appropriateness, also ownership (see PROPERTY (Cf. property)). Meaning fitness, appropriateness is attested from 1610s; sense of… … Etymology dictionary
propriety — *decorum, decency, etiquette, dignity Analogous words: grace, *elegance, dignity: *form, usage, convention, convenance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
propriety — ► NOUN (pl. proprieties) 1) correctness of behaviour or morals. 2) appropriateness; rightness. 3) (proprieties) the details or rules of conventionally accepted behaviour. ORIGIN originally in the sense «peculiarity, essential quality»: from Latin … English terms dictionary
propriety — [prə prī′ə tē, prōprī′ə tē] n. pl. proprieties [ME propriete < OFr proprieté: see PROPERTY] 1. the quality of being proper, fitting, or suitable; fitness 2. conformity with what is proper or fitting 3. conformity with accepted standards of… … English World dictionary
propriety — pro|pri|e|ty [prəˈpraıəti] n formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: propriété property, quality , from Latin proprietas; PROPERTY] 1.) [singular,U] correctness of social or moral behaviour ≠ ↑impropriety propriety of ▪ They discussed the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
propriety — noun /prəˈpraɪɪti/ a) correctness in behaviour and morals Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her. b) fitness; the quality of being appropriate Now, if… … Wiktionary
propriety — As used in Massachusetts colonial ordinance of 1741 term is nearly, if not precisely, equivalent to property. In old English law, property; propriety in action; propriety in possession; mixed propriety … Black's law dictionary
propriety — n. conformity with accepted standards of behavior to doubt the propriety of smt. * * * [prə praɪətɪ] [ conformity with accepted standards of behavior ] to doubt the propriety of smt … Combinatory dictionary