appropriateness

Noun
US[uh-proh-pree-uht-nuhs]/əˈproʊpriətnəs/5 syllables
Synonyms: rightness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. appropriate conduct; doing the right thingSynonyms: rightnessOpposite inappropriatenessType of propriety, properness
  2. the quality of being specially suitableOpposite inappropriatenessType of suitability, suitablenessKinds felicity, ticket, aptnessAttribute of appropriate, inappropriate, apropos, malapropos

Related words appropriate adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ap·pro′pri·ate·ness noun

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness. James Anthony Froude

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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