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.
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Seemliness
Synonyms for "seemliness" (66 found)
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Related words (33)
gentilitygood formgood tastegoodnesshappinessluciditymodestynaturalnessneatnessnormalityorderpercentageperspicuityplainnesspolishprofitprudencepudencypurityrefinement
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Noun(5 words)
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11 entriesappropriatenessbehavioral qualitycorrectitudeethicsfitnessmoral standardnormspropernessproprietyqualitysocial quality
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10 entriesCollocations
6 entrieslack of seemlinessprofessional seemlinessseemliness in appearanceseemliness of conductseemliness of dresssocial seemliness
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2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
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