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Noun: properness  pró-pu(r)-nus
  1. Correct or appropriate behaviour
    "She always behaved with properness at formal events";
    - propriety, correctitude

See also: improper, proper

Type of: behavior [US], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], deportment

Antonym: impropriety