'Properness' definitions:
Definition of 'properness'
From: WordNet
noun
Correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] [ant: improperness, impropriety]
Definition of 'Properness'
From: GCIDE
- Properness \Prop"er*ness\, n. [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality of being proper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall. [1913 Webster]