the proprieties
21censorship — /sen seuhr ship /, n. 1. the act or practice of censoring. 2. the office or power of a censor. 3. the time during which a censor holds office. 4. the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor. [1585 95; CENSOR + SHIP] * * * Act of …
22propriety — /preuh pruy i tee/, n., pl. proprieties. 1. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. 2. appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability. 3. rightness or justness. 4. the proprieties, the conventional …
23Propriety — Pro*pri e*ty, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F. propri[ e]t[ e], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one s own, proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.] 1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.] Onles this propriety be exiled …
24Seiza — (正座, literally correct sitting ) is the traditional formal way of sitting in Japan.FormTo sit seiza style, one first kneels on the floor, folding one s legs underneath one s thighs, while resting the buttocks on the heels. The tops of the feet… …
25etiquette — /et i kit, ket /, n. 1. conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion. 2. a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in… …
26rude — 1 Rude, rough, crude, raw, callow, green, uncouth mean deficient in the qualities that make for finish or for perfection in development or in use. Rude, as applied to men and their minds, suggests a comparatively low state of culture or a dearth… …
27propriety — pro|pri|e|ty [prəˈpraıəti] n formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: propriété property, quality , from Latin proprietas; PROPERTY] 1.) [singular,U] correctness of social or moral behaviour ≠ ↑impropriety propriety of ▪ They discussed the… …
28mores — Synonyms and related words: Weltanschauung, acculturation, amenities, bon ton, civilities, civility, civilization, climate, climate of opinion, comity, complex, conformity, consuetude, convention, courtliness, cultural drift, culture, culture… …
29propriety — pro|pri|e|ty [ prə praıəti ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL behavior that follows accepted social or moral standards: She doubted the propriety of letting him buy her presents. the proprieties the rules of social behavior that most people accept …
30propriety — noun formal 1 (singular, uncountable) correctness of social or moral behaviour, especially between men and women or between people of different social ranks, age etc: Jonathan behaved with the utmost propriety on our first date. 2 the proprieties …
