| NOUN | attribute | improperness, impropriety | an improper demeanor |
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| Meaning | An improper demeanor. | |
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| Synonym | impropriety | |
| Narrower | inappropriateness, wrongness | inappropriate conduct |
| incorrectness | lack of conformity to social expectations | |
| indecency | The quality of being indecent | |
| indecorum, indecorousness | A lack of decorum | |
| indelicacy | The trait of being indelicate / indelicate and offensive | |
| Broader | demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| Opposite | propriety, properness, correctitude | correct or appropriate behavior |
| Spanish | impropiedad | |
| Catalan | impropietat | |
| Adjectives | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
| improper | not appropriate for a purpose or occasion | |
| improper | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention | |
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