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Seemliness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior. uncountable

    "Her black dress, simple to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to play according to her notions of seemliness."

  2. 2
    a sense of propriety and consideration for others wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being seemly. countable

Etymology

From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness.

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