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seemliness

 
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n.

The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.


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noun

    Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: comeliness, correctness, decency, decentness, decorousness, decorum, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness. See usual/unusual.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sense of propriety and consideration for others
  Synonym: grace
  Antonym: unseemliness (meaning #1)

 
 
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