The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Properness \Prop"er*ness\, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being proper. [1913 Webster] 2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
properness n 1: correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] [ant: improperness, impropriety]