APPROPRIATENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)