rightness vs propriety
propriety vs rightnessrightness and propriety both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rightness | Yes | No | No | No |
| propriety | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
propriety is a hypernym of
rightness; that is, propriety is a
word with a broader meaning than rightness:
- rightness: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
- propriety: correct or appropriate behavior
Other hypernyms of rightness include
correctitude, properness.
| rightness (noun) | propriety (noun) |
|---|---|
| according with conscience or morality | correct or appropriate behavior |
| conformity to fact or truth | |
| appropriate conduct; doing the right thing | |
| conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety |
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