propriety

• Qualité ou état de ce qui est conforme aux convenances ou aux règles sociales et morales, notamment dans le comportement ou les actions.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being correct, appropriate, or socially acceptable in behavior or conduct.

indénombrable

1. Correct or appropriate behaviorC1formal

   The quality of being socially or morally correct in behavior or manners.

   bienséance

   • He always acts with the utmost propriety in formal settings.
   • The committee questioned the propriety of his actions.
   • She maintained a sense of propriety even during the heated debate.

   Synonymescivilitycorrectnessdecencydecorumetiquettepropernessrespectabilityseemliness

   Antonymesimproprietyincivilityindecorumrudeness