appropriateness
71prize law — During times of war, belligerent states may attempt to interfere with maritime commerce to prevent ships from carrying goods that will aid the war effort of an opponent. After ships are captured and brought to a friendly port, a local tribunal… …
72expedience — I noun acceptability, advantageousness, appropriateness, aptness, commendableness, convenience, discrimination, expediency, favorableness, feasibility, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, meetness, opportuneness, practicality, pragmatism,… …
73propriety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decorum, conventionality, suitability; aptness, fitness; fastidiousness, becomingness, delicacy, decorum, seemliness; prudery. See agreement, expedience, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Suitability]… …
74expediency — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Appropriateness] Syn. suitability, propriety, deSirableness; see fitness 1 . 2. [Usefulness] Syn. advantageousness, efficiency, profitableness, self interest; see opportunism , usefulness , utility 1 . II (Roget s 3… …
75decency — 1560s, appropriateness, from L. decentia comeliness, decency, from decentem becoming, fitting (see DECENT (Cf. decent)). Meaning modesty (i.e. appropriateness to standards of society ) is from 1630s …
76propriety — mid 15c., proper character, disposition, from O.Fr. proprieté (12c.), from L. proprietatem (nom. proprietas) appropriateness, also ownership (see PROPERTY (Cf. property)). Meaning fitness, appropriateness is attested from 1610s; sense of… …
77appropriate — ♦♦♦ appropriates, appropriating, appropriated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]əpro͟ʊpriət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əpro͟ʊprieɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that/to inf, ADJ for/to n Something that is appropriate is suitable… …
78relevant — relevant, germane, material, pertinent, apposite, applicable, apropos are comparable when they mean having a relation to or a bearing upon the matter in hand or the present circumstances. Something relevant has a traceable connection, especially… …
79appositeness — noun appropriateness for the occasion the phrase had considerable aptness • Syn: ↑aptness • Ant: ↑inappositeness, ↑inaptness (for: ↑aptness) • …
80aptness — noun 1. a disposition to behave in a certain way the aptness of iron to rust the propensity of disease to spread • Syn: ↑propensity • Derivationally related forms: ↑apt • Hypernyms: ↑disposition …
