| NOUN | attribute | appropriateness, rightness | appropriate conduct |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | appropriateness | the quality of being specially suitable |
| Sounds | ahprow'priyahtnahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Appropriate conduct; doing the right thing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | rightness | |
| Broader | propriety, properness, correctitude | correct or appropriate behavior |
| Opposite | inappropriateness, wrongness | inappropriate conduct |
| Spanish | procedencia | |
| Catalan | exactitut, propietat | |
| Meaning | The quality of being specially suitable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | appropriate | Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
| apropos | Of an appropriate or pertinent nature | |
| inappropriate | not suitable for a particular occasion etc | |
| malapropos | Of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature | |
| Narrower | aptness, appositeness | appropriateness for the occasion |
| felicity, felicitousness | pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | |
| ticket, just the ticket | The appropriate or desirable thing | |
| Broader | suitability, suitableness | The quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose |
| Opposite | inappropriateness, unworthiness | The quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting |
| Spanish | adecuación, idoneidad | |
| Catalan | adequació | |
| Adjectives | appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
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