seemliness (Meaning)
seemliness (n)
a sense of propriety and consideration for others
seemliness (n.)
The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.
Synonyms & Antonyms of seemliness
Synonyms:
- compatibility
- agreeableness
- felicitousness
- pertinence
- harmoniousness
- acceptability
- convenience
- congruity
Antonyms:
- incongruousness
- immateriality
- incongruence
- disagreeableness
- incongruousness
- meaninglessness
- irrelevance
- inappositeness
- inaptness
- irrelevance
- improperness
- inexpediency
- improperness
- immateriality
- irrelevancy
- inexpediency
- irrelevancy
- inappositeness
- incongruence
- meaninglessness
- disagreeableness
- inapplicability
- inaptness
- inapplicability
seemliness Sentence Examples
- The children's behavior during the ceremony lacked seemliness and disrupted the solemn occasion.
- The proposal was deemed inappropriate and lacking in seemliness, leaving the recipient offended.
- The politician's flamboyant speech was met with disapproval for its lack of seemliness and decorum.
- The mourners dressed in respectful attire, observing the seemliness of the funeral service.
- The elaborate decorations and extravagant entertainment at the party seemed excessive and devoid of seemliness.
- She wore a modest dress that exuded both beauty and seemliness, earning the admiration of all.
- The students' conduct in class was a model of seemliness, setting a positive example for others.
- The judge's ruling was questioned for its lack of seemliness and disregard for legal principles.
- The company's actions were criticized as unethical and lacking in seemliness, damaging its reputation.
- The athlete's victory celebration was marked by vulgarity and a lack of seemliness, tarnishing their hard-earned achievement.
FAQs About the word seemliness
a sense of propriety and consideration for othersThe quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.
felicity, fitness, appositeness, properness, applicability, aptness, propriety,appropriateness, suitability, happiness
wrongness, infelicity, infelicity, wrongness, unsuitability,unfitness, unfitness, incongruity, impropriety, unseemliness
The children's behavior during the ceremony lacked seemliness and disrupted the solemn occasion.
The proposal was deemed inappropriate and lacking in seemliness, leaving the recipient offended.
The politician's flamboyant speech was met with disapproval for its lack of seemliness and decorum.
The mourners dressed in respectful attire, observing the seemliness of the funeral service.
