- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|799
- Abbreviations|0
83 entries under propriety topic. ×
| suitability | |
| usage(noun, form, custom, decency, dignity) | |
| aristocracy(refinement, manners) | |
| blue blood(expression, refinement, manners) | |
| conduct(noun, polite, decency, dignity, manners) | |
| deportment(noun, form, polite, conduct, custom) | |
| elite(refinement, elegance, sophistication, manners, cultivation) | |
| flower(refinement, manners) | |
| gentle birth(expression, refinement, elegance, sophistication, cultivation) | |
| gentlefolk(refinement, elegance, sophistication, manners, cultivation) | |
| gentry(refinement, manners) | |
| good behavior(noun, expression, idiom, favor, respect) | |
| good family(expression, refinement, elegance, sophistication, cultivation) | |
| high birth(expression, refinement, elegance, sophistication, cultivation) | |
| nicety(noun, form, style, taste, restraint) | |
| nobility(noun, style, taste, ability, practice) | |
| optimacy(refinement, elegance, sophistication, manners, cultivation) | |
| rank(refinement, elegance, sophistication, manners, cultivation) | |
| restraint(noun, style, taste, class, judgment) | |
| ruling class(expression, refinement, elegance, sophistication, cultivation) |
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