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(obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. / (obsolete) A characteristic; an attribute. / (now rare) A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.

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propriety

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Source Word

propriety

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/

Noun

countable obsolete uncountable archaic in-plural often

(obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. / (obsolete) A characteristic; an attribute. / (now rare) A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れ）誰かまたは何か固有の本質や特性、個性。 / （時代遅れ）特徴、属性。 / （現代では稀）誰かが所有する土地、所有地。

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The novelist captured the propriety of her grandmother's cottage—the quiet, stubborn character that made it feel alive.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その小説家は祖母の小さな家の本質――それを生き生きと感じさせる静かで頑固な性格――を見事に描き出した。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.

Sense（2）

(obsolete) A characteristic; an attribute.

Sense（3）

(now rare) A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property.

Sense（4）

(obsolete) More generally, something owned by someone; a possession.

I was fearful of giving You a very sensible Disgust, in making You seem the Propriety of one Man, when You know Yourself ordained for the Comfort and Refreshment of Multitudes.

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