proper
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French proper, (French: propre), from Latin proprius.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Australian) IPA: /ˈprɔp.ə/, SAMPA: /"prOp.@/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈprɒp.ə/, SAMPA: /"prQp.@/
- (US) enPR: präpʹər, IPA: /ˈprɑp.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"prAp.@`/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)
- Hyphenation: prop‧er
[edit] Adjective
proper (comparative more proper, superlative most proper)
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- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
- The proper time to plant potatoes.
- Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
- A very proper young lady.
- Fitting; right.
- It is only proper to bring food to a potluck.
- Exact; precise.
- (postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word.
- According to the Supreme Court, tomatoes do not belong to the fruits proper.
- The school is located in the town proper.
- (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper words are usually written with an initial capital letter.
- Common or ordinary.
- Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
- He was restored to his proper color after taking the elixir.
- Complete or thorough.
- I gave that boy a proper whipping.
- Entitled to its name; true.
- I wanted a proper breakfast, not just a morning snack.
- (heraldry) Having its natural or usual coloration, though this is often according to what heraldic convention defines as the natural or usual; proper is considered to be its own tincture.
- (informal) utter
- When I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out, I felt a proper fool.
[edit] Synonyms
- (fit, suitable): correct, right, apt, prudent, sensible, fitting
- (correct, decorous): appropriate, decent, good, polite, right, well-mannered
- (fitting, right): appropriate, just, honorable
- (exact, precise): definite, concrete, literal, authoritative
- (common, ordinary): normal, usual, typical, regular
- (complete, thorough): comprehensive, royal, sweeping, intensive
- (true): full, complete
- (informal: utter): complete, right (informal), total, utter
[edit] Antonyms
- (fit, suitable): incorrect, wrong, bad, imprudent, insensible
- (correct, decorous): inappropriate, indecent, bad, impolite, wrong, ill-mannered, unseemly
- (fitting, right): inappropriate, unjust, dishonorable
- (exact, precise): shady, shaky, preliminary, baseless
- (common, ordinary): rare, unusual, atypical, extraordinary
- (complete, thorough): partial, incomplete, superficial, slapdash
- (true): incomplete
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[edit] Translations
fit, suitable
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following the established standards of behavior or manners
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fitting, right
exact, precise
in the very strictest sense of the word
grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
common, ordinary
belonging to oneself or itself, own
complete, thorough
entitled to its name, true
heraldry: having its natural or usual coloration
informal: utter
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[edit] See also
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Adjective
proper
[edit] See also
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpro.pər/
- Hyphenation: pro‧per
[edit] Adjective
proper, propere (comparative properder, properdere; superlative properst, properste)
- (mainly Flemish) clean
[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
proper
