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APPROPRIATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being specially suitable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("appropriateness" is a kind of...):
suitability; suitableness (the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose)
Attribute:
appropriate (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc)
inappropriate (not suitable for a particular occasion etc)
apropos (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
malapropos (of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appropriateness"):
felicitousness; felicity (pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
appositeness; aptness (appropriateness for the occasion)
just the ticket; ticket (the appropriate or desirable thing)
Antonym:
inappropriateness (the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting)
Derivation:
appropriate (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
Synonyms:
appropriateness; rightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("appropriateness" is a kind of...):
correctitude; properness; propriety (correct or appropriate behavior)
Antonym:
inappropriateness (inappropriate conduct)
