79 entries under propriety topic. ×

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gravity(noun, severity, decency, dignity, modesty)
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manners(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
4
punctiliousness(noun, reserve, courtesy, ostentation)
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seemliness(noun, honesty, virtue, decency, dignity)
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strictness(noun, form, severity, harshness, politeness)
3
elegance(noun, refinement, sophistication, manners, cultivation)
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gentility(noun, fashion, refinement, decency, sophistication)
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sedateness(noun, dignity, modesty)
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breeding(noun, fashion, refinement, decency, dignity)
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courtliness(noun, refinement, decency, elegance, sophistication)
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politeness(noun, form, respect, fashion, refinement)
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prescription(noun, form, style, way, manner)
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primness(noun, reserve, stiffness)
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restraint(noun, control, finish, class, reserve)
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appropriate behavior(noun, expression, decency, dignity, modesty)
1
appropriateness(noun, honesty, virtue, decency, dignity)
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aristocracy(refinement, sophistication, manners, respectability)
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blue blood(expression, refinement, sophistication, manners, aristocracy)
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conduct(noun, style, rule, practice, system)
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correctitude(noun, decency, dignity, modesty, correctness)
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