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- Dictionaryappropriateness/əˈprəʊprɪətnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being suitable or proper in the circumstances: "some staff members question the appropriateness of this practice"
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APPROPRIATENESS definition: 1. the quality of being suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion: 2. the quality…. Learn more.
/əˈprʌʊpriətnəs/ IPA guide. When we determine the appropriateness of a situation, we ask, "Is it right? Is it suitable? Is it... appropriate ?" Appropriateness is often assessed according to individual taste or belief and can change with the times, or from culture to culture.
verb. ap· pro· pri· ate ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt. appropriated; appropriating. transitive verb. 1. : to take exclusive possession of : annex. No one should appropriate a common benefit. 2. : to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use. appropriate money for a research program. 3. : to take or make use of without authority or right.
to take something for your own use, usually without permission: He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company's money. disapproving. to take something from a culture and use it as part of your own: As the empire expanded, they eagerly appropriated the artistic styles of neigbouring provinces.
Synonyms for APPROPRIATENESS: suitability, relevance, validity, applicability, usefulness, relevancy, fitness, propriety; Antonyms of APPROPRIATENESS: inappropriateness, unsuitability, unfitness, wrongness, impropriety, incompatibility, incongruity, infelicity
the quality of being suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances. He questioned the appropriateness of their methods. Want to learn more?
1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education. 2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.
adj. particularly suitable; fitting; correct: appropriate behavior. [ be + ~ + to] remarks appropriate to the occasion. v. [ ~ + object] Government to set apart for a specific purpose: appropriated funds for an environmental study. to take for oneself; steal: They appropriated my ideas as their own. ap•pro•pri•ate•ly, adv.
adjective. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress. Synonyms: meet, pertinent, becoming, due, proper, suited, felicitous, apt, befitting. Antonyms: inept, inappropriate, unsuitable. belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper: Each played his appropriate part.
The quality or condition of being appropriate. Wiktionary. Synonyms: rightness. meetness. propriety. aptness. suitability. Antonyms: inappropriateness. Appropriateness Sentence Examples.
