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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior..
Her black dress, simple to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to play according to her notions of seemliness.
Use seemliness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seemliness means (uncountable) The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior..
Common synonyms include honor, propriety, uprightness, angelicality.
Possible antonyms include unseemliness.
Her black dress, simple to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to play according to her notions of seemliness.
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