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Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
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- Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
- Disposition of the mind; propensity
- Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility
(Uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent; advisableness.
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- (Uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent; advisableness.
- (Countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
Agreement; harmony; conformity
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- Agreement; harmony; conformity
- Agreement; conformity:
- Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
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- (Uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
- (Countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
The letters received or written
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- The letters received or written
- The act, fact, or state of agreeing or conforming:
- (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
(Music) A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing.
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- (Music) A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing.
- The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank and think or strong and string.
- Agreement; harmony; accord.
The quality or condition of being appropriate
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- The quality or condition of being appropriate
The condition or fact of being congruous or congruent
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- The condition or fact of being congruous or congruent
- An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
- Agreement; harmony
Lack of excesses or pretensions; moderation
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- Lack of excesses or pretensions; moderation
- The state of being unostentatious or moderate in size, quantity, or range:
- The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
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- The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
- The respect and honor associated with an important position.
- Inherent nobility and worth:
(Grammar) Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.
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- (Grammar) Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.
- Agreement; harmony
- Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.
An orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole:
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- An orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole:
- (Music) The study of the structure, progression, and relation of chords.
- Agreement in feeling, action, ideas, interests, etc.; peaceable or friendly relations
Expediency.
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- Expediency.
- (Obsolete) Speed; haste.
A suitable or agreeable time:
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- A suitable or agreeable time:
- The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs:
- Anything that adds to one's comfort or saves work; useful, handy, or helpful device, article, service, etc.
(Countable) Something pleasant.
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- (Countable) Something pleasant.
- (Uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.
Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
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- Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
- The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.
- The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
The treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour.
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- The treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour.
In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence. In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence.
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- In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence. In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence.
Conformity to recognized standards
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- Conformity to recognized standards
- Conformity to the truth or to fact
- Freedom from error
inconsistency
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incongruity
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fitness
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behavior
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decorum
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Conformity to recognized standards
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- Conformity to recognized standards
- Conformity to the truth or to fact
- Freedom from error
The quality or condition of being decent; propriety of conduct and speech; proper behavior, modesty, courtesy, etc.
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- The quality or condition of being decent; propriety of conduct and speech; proper behavior, modesty, courtesy, etc.
- Surroundings or services deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
- Social or moral proprieties.
The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
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- The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
- Propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc.
- The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.
The quality or state of being respectable
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- The quality or state of being respectable
- Patterns of living or behaving regarded as respectable
- Respectable character, reputation, or social status
A theory or a system of moral values:
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- A theory or a system of moral values:
- A particular moral standard or value
- The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
A system or collection of ideas of right and wrong conduct:
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- A system or collection of ideas of right and wrong conduct:
- Moral instruction or a moral lesson
- Virtuous conduct:
- (Countable) The result or product of being right.
- Agreement with truth or fact; correctness
- Soundness of moral principles; integrity
The rules for such forms, manners, and ceremonies
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- The rules for such forms, manners, and ceremonies
- The forms, manners, and ceremonies established by convention as acceptable or required in social relations, in a profession, or in official life
Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts:
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- Practice, style, execution, or method in the arts:
- A way or method in which something is done or happens; mode or fashion of procedure
- Kind; sort:
Manners; ways.
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- Manners; ways.
- Ways of thinking and behaving shared generally by a society or group
- The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
Socially correct behavior; manners.
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- Socially correct behavior; manners.
- The way one acts; conduct:
A courteous act or utterance.
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- A courteous act or utterance.
- Courteous behavior; politeness.
- Politeness, esp. in a merely formal way
A good-humored or playful manner in conversation or social relations.
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- A good-humored or playful manner in conversation or social relations.
- The quality or state of being pleasant, or playful, in conversation; jocularity
- A polite social utterance; a civility:
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