Noun: impropriety ,im-pru'prI-i-tee
- An improper demeanour
"The impropriety of his behaviour at the formal dinner embarrassed his hosts";
- improperness
- An indecent or improper act
"The politician's impropriety scandal led to his resignation";
- indecency
- An act of undue intimacy
"His familiarity with the boss's daughter at the office party was seen as an impropriety"; "His indecorum with the boss's daughter at the office party was seen as an impropriety"; "His liberty with the boss's daughter at the office party was seen as an impropriety";
- familiarity, indecorum, liberty
- The condition of being improper
"His impropriety at the formal dinner shocked the other guests"
Derived forms: improprieties
Type of: behavior [US], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], condition, conduct, demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], deportment, misbehavior [US], misbehaviour [Brit, Cdn], misdeed, misdoing, status
Antonym: properness
Encyclopedia: Impropriety