Associations to the word «Properness»

Wiktionary

PROPERNESS, noun. (obsolete) Excellence, quality.
PROPERNESS, noun. The state or condition of being proper; propriety.
PROPERNESS, noun. (mathematics) The state or condition of being proper (of a proper fraction, proper subset, etc.).

Dictionary definition

PROPERNESS, noun. Correct or appropriate behavior.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle