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seemliness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honor, propriety, uprightness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, decency, godliness, honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, righteousness, rightfulness, saintlikeness, saintliness, seemlihood, seemliness, virtuousness

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The result or product of being seemly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a sense of propriety and consideration for others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grace

Antonyms: unseemliness

Broader terms: propriety, properness, correctitude

History

Etymology

From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Middle English: semlynesse — the property of being seemly
  • Polish: odpowiedniość — the property of being seemly
  • Polish: właściwość — the property of being seemly
  • Polish: stosowność — the property of being seemly
  • Russian: прили́чие (prilíčije) — the property of being seemly
  • Spanish: decencia — the property of being seemly
  • Spanish: ubicación — the property of being seemly