appropriateness

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noun

The quality or condition of being appropriate.

Similar
appropriacyproprietyrightness
Opposite
inappropriateness
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Meanings

nounappropriateness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or condition of being appropriate.

    Synonyms: appropriacy, propriety · Antonyms: inappropriateness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or condition of being appropriate.

Similar
appropriacypropriety
Opposite
inappropriateness

More synonyms by meaning

nounappropriate conduct; doing the right thing

Similar
rightness
Opposite
inappropriateness
Broader
proprietypropernesscorrectitude

nounthe quality of being specially suitable

Opposite
inappropriateness
Broader
suitabilitysuitableness
Also see
appropriacyaptituderightness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From appropriate + -ness.

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Translations

Dutch gepastheid
  • gepastheidthe quality or condition of being appropriate
Esperanto konveneco
  • konvenecothe quality or condition of being appropriate
Finnish soveliaisuus, soveltuvuus
  • soveliaisuusthe quality or condition of being appropriate
  • soveltuvuusthe quality or condition of being appropriate
German Angemessenheit
  • Angemessenheitthe quality or condition of being appropriate
Greek καταλληλότητα
  • καταλληλότητα (katallilótita)the quality or condition of being appropriate
Hindi उपयुक्तता
  • उपयुक्तता (upyuktatā)the quality or condition of being appropriate
Hungarian helyesség, megfelelőség
  • helyességthe quality or condition of being appropriate
  • megfelelőségthe quality or condition of being appropriate
Portuguese decoro
  • decorothe quality or condition of being appropriate
Spanish idoneidad, propiedad
  • idoneidadthe quality or condition of being appropriate
  • propiedadthe quality or condition of being appropriate
  • pertinenciathe quality or condition of being appropriate
  • propriedadthe quality or condition of being appropriate
Swedish lämplighet
  • lämplighetthe quality or condition of being appropriate
Cite this entry
APA

appropriateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriateness

MLA

“appropriateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriateness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appropriateness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriateness.

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