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- noun Plural form of
propriety . - noun The
customs associated withpolite society
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Examples
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We talked of this to the young vicar, who highly approved of my plan, and albeit monsieur his uncle thought such a scheme somewhat contrary to rule and to what he termed the proprieties, we made use of his nephew, the young priest, as a lever; and M. de Poitiers at last consented to everything.
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We talked of this to the young vicar, who highly approved of my plan, and albeit monsieur his uncle thought such a scheme somewhat contrary to rule and to what he termed the proprieties, we made use of his nephew, the young priest, as a lever; and M. de Poitiers at last consented to everything.
Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Complete Fran��oise-Ath��na��s de Rochechouart de Mortemart Montespan 1674
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We talked of this to the young vicar, who highly approved of my plan, and albeit monsieur his uncle thought such a scheme somewhat contrary to rule and to what he termed the proprieties, we made use of his nephew, the young priest, as a lever; and M. de Poitiers at last consented to everything.
Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Volume 4 Fran��oise-Ath��na��s de Rochechouart de Mortemart Montespan 1674
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The kaleidoscope had brought certain proprieties into full observation which had for some time been unnoticed – there was no doubt about that.
Parables From Nature 1857
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Dimly recalling the proprieties, she reluctantly drew away.
A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995
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Dimly recalling the proprieties, she reluctantly drew away.
A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995
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The proprieties are the guiding principle of people without soul and virtue.
Famous Affinities of History — Volume 4 Lyndon Orr
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The proprieties are the guiding principle of people without soul and virtue.
Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr
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Nothing restrains him; not even the so-called proprieties of history.
Obiter Dicta Augustine Birrell 1891
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The one was a strict observer of the laws of propriety and an almost exclusive frequenter of fashionable society; the other, on the contrary, had an unmitigated scorn for the so - called proprieties and so-called good society.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
Related Words
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Words with the same meaning
- 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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