Meaning of APPROPRIATENESS
| Pronunciation: | | upr'owpreeutnus
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- [n] the quality of being specially suitable
- [n] appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
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| | Synonyms: | | rightness |
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| | Antonyms: | | inappropriateness, wrongness | | |
| | See Also: | | appositeness, aptness, correctitude, felicitousness, felicity, properness, propriety, suitability, suitableness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ap*pro"pri*ate*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.
--Froude.
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| | Related Terms: | | account, advantage, aid, allotment, allowance, applicability, appositeness, appropriation, aptness, assistance, expediency, fitness, grant, grant-in-aid, help, meetness, order, propriety, relevance, rightness, service, serviceability, stipend, subsidy, subvention, suitability, suitableness, use, usefulness, utility |
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