Properness (Noun)
Meaning
Correct or appropriate behavior.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The new employee's sense of properness made her apologize profusely for her mistake.
- In traditional societies, a sense of properness is deeply ingrained and passed down through generations.
- He struggled with the idea of kissing his girlfriend in public, worrying about the properness of it.
- She always felt that it was essential to observe the rules of properness in professional settings.
- In matters of business, the lawyer insisted on strict properness to avoid any hint of impropriety.