Definitions for: Impropriety

[n] an act of undue intimacy
[n] an indecent or improper act
[n] an improper demeanor

Webster (1913) Definition: Im`pro*pri"e*ty, n.; pl. Improprieties. [L.
improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness
to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
impropriety of behavior or manners.

2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or
an inaccurate use of language.

But every language has likewise its improprieties
and absurdities. --Johnson.

Many gross improprieties, however authorized by
practice, ought to be discarded. --Swift.

Synonyms: familiarity, improperness, indecency, indecorum, liberty

Antonyms: correctitude, properness, propriety

See Also: behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment, inappropriateness, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicacy, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, obscenity, wrongness

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