"impropriety" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ Audio: En-us-impropriety.ogg Forms: improprieties [plural]
Etymology: From French impropriété, from Latin improprietās. By surface analysis, improper + -iety or im- + propriety. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*preyH-}}, {{uder|en|fr|impropriété}} French impropriété, {{uder|en|la|improprietās}} Latin improprietās, {{surf|en|improper|-iety}} By surface analysis, improper + -iety, {{af|en|im-|propriety}} im- + propriety Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} impropriety (countable and uncountable, plural improprieties)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being improper. Tags: uncountable Translations (being improper): неуместност (neumestnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Ungehörigkeit [feminine] (German), Unanständigkeit [feminine] (German), Ungebührlichkeit [feminine] (German), ακοσμία (akosmía) [feminine] (Greek), anoyr [masculine] (Manx), meechiartys [masculine] (Manx), neughoaiys [masculine] (Manx), neuyeshid [masculine] (Manx), impropriedad [feminine] (Spanish), impropiedad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-impropriety-en-noun-3myqqUYu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with im-, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 45 27 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 45 27 28 Disambiguation of 'being improper': 46 26 28
  2. (countable) An improper act. Tags: countable Translations (Improper act): Fehlverhalten [neuter] (German), Ungehörigkeit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-impropriety-en-noun-4XaPYE7W Disambiguation of 'Improper act': 16 66 18
  3. Improper language. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Improper language): непристоен език (nepristoen ezik) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-impropriety-en-noun-uFTAMpz9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iety, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iety: 19 11 70 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 9 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 11 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 9 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 8 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 11 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 11 9 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of 'Improper language': 11 9 80

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