IMPROPRIETY

familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty

(noun) an act of undue intimacy

indecency, impropriety

(noun) an indecent or improper act

impropriety, improperness

(noun) an improper demeanor

impropriety

(noun) the condition of being improper

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

impropriety (countable and uncountable, plural improprieties)

(uncountable) The condition of being improper.

(countable) An improper act.

Improper language.

Source: Wiktionary

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Im`pro*pri"e*ty, n.; pl. Improprieties. Etym: [L. improprietas; cf. F. impropriété. See Improper.]

1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, improperiety of behavior or manners.

2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language. But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities. Johnson. Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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