impropriety

English Thesaurus

1. an act of undue intimacy (noun.act)

hypernym	:	misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed,
definition	:	improper or wicked or immoral behavior (noun.act)

2. an indecent or improper act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	obscenity,
definition	:	an obscene act (noun.act)

3. an improper demeanor (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment,
definition	:	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	incorrectness,
definition	:	lack of conformity to social expectations (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	inappropriateness, wrongness,
definition	:	inappropriate conduct (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	indelicacy,
definition	:	the trait of being indelicate and offensive (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	indecorousness, indecorum,
definition	:	a lack of decorum (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	indecency,
definition	:	the quality of being indecent (noun.attribute)

4. the condition of being improper (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition, status,
definition	:	a state at a particular time (noun.state)

5. an indecent or improper act (noun.act)

derivation	:	indecent,
definition	:	offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters (adj.all)

derivation	:	indecent,
definition	:	offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance (adj.all)

derivation	:	indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward,
definition	:	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society (adj.all)

6. an improper demeanor (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	correctitude, properness, propriety,
definition	:	correct or appropriate behavior (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	improper, wrong,
definition	:	not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (adj.all)

derivation	:	improper,
definition	:	not suitable or right or appropriate (adj.all)

derivation	:	improper, unconventional, unlawful,
definition	:	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention (adj.all)

7. an indecent or improper act (noun.act)

derivation	:	indecent,
definition	:	offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters (adj.all)

derivation	:	indecent,
definition	:	offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance (adj.all)

derivation	:	indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward,
definition	:	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society (adj.all)

8. an improper demeanor (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	correctitude, properness, propriety,
definition	:	correct or appropriate behavior (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	improper, wrong,
definition	:	not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (adj.all)

derivation	:	improper,
definition	:	not suitable or right or appropriate (adj.all)

derivation	:	improper, unconventional, unlawful,
definition	:	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention (adj.all)