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From Anglo-Norman proper, propire, Old French propre (French: propre), and their source, Latin proprius.
Pronunciation
- (Australian) IPA: /ˈprɔp.ə/, SAMPA: /"prOp.@/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹɒ.pə/, SAMPA: /"prQ.p@/
- (US) enPR: präpʹər, IPA: /ˈpɹɑ.pəɹ/, SAMPA: /"prAp.@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)
- Hyphenation: prop‧er
Adjective
proper (comparative more proper, superlative most proper)
- Suitable.
- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [from 13th c.]
- The proper time to plant potatoes.
- Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. [from 18th c.]
- A very proper young lady.
- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [from 13th c.]
- Possessed, related.
- (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper words are usually written with an initial capital letter. [from 14th c.]
- Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular. [from 14th c.]
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.i.3:
- They have a proper saint almost for every peculiar infirmity: for poison, gouts, agues [...].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.i.3:
- (archaic) Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [from 14th c.]
- (heraldry) Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures. [from 16th c.]
- (mathematics, physics) Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue. [from 20th c.]
- Accurate, strictly applied.
- Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.) [from 14th c.]
- Now that was a proper breakfast.
- In the very strictest sense of the word (now often as postmodifier). [from 14th c.]
- According to the Supreme Court, tomatoes do not belong to the fruits proper.
- The school is located in the town proper.
- (now colloquial) Utter, complete. [from 15th c.]
- When I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out, I felt a proper fool.
- Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.) [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
- (fit, suitable): correct, right, apt, prudent, sensible, fitting
- (correct, decorous): appropriate, decent, good, polite, right, well-mannered
- (fitting, right): appropriate, just, honorable
- (complete, thorough): comprehensive, royal, sweeping, intensive
- (true): full, complete
- (informal: utter): complete, right (informal), total, utter
Antonyms
- (fit, suitable): incorrect, wrong, bad, imprudent, insensible
- (correct, decorous): inappropriate, indecent, bad, impolite, wrong, ill-mannered, unseemly
- (fitting, right): inappropriate, unjust, dishonorable
- (complete, thorough): partial, incomplete, superficial, slapdash
- (true): incomplete
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Anagrams
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpro.pər/
- Hyphenation: pro‧per
Adjective
proper (comparative properder, superlative properst)
- (chiefly Flemish) clean
German
Adjective
proper
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