IMPROPERNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does improperness mean? 

• IMPROPERNESS (noun)
  The noun IMPROPERNESS has 1 sense:

1. an improper demeanor

  Familiarity information: IMPROPERNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPROPERNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An improper demeanor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

improperness; impropriety

Hypernyms ("improperness" is a kind of...):

behavior; behaviour; conduct; demeanor; demeanour; deportment ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "improperness"):

incorrectness (lack of conformity to social expectations)

inappropriateness; wrongness (inappropriate conduct)

indelicacy (the trait of being indelicate and offensive)

indecorousness; indecorum (a lack of decorum)

indecency (the quality of being indecent)

Antonym:

properness (correct or appropriate behavior)

Derivation:

improper (not appropriate for a purpose or occasion)

improper (not suitable or right or appropriate)

improper (not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention)