Appropriacies

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The qualities or attributes of being appropriate or suitable for a particular situation or context
2. Conforming to social norms or expectations in a given circumstance
3. The aspects of conduct or behavior that align with accepted standards of propriety

Etymology: "Appropriacies" is simply the plural of "appropriacy," so the history belongs to that base noun. "Appropriacy" is formed from "appropriate" plus the suffix "-acy," a pattern English borrowed from Latin and Greek through French to form abstract nouns of state or quality, as in "accuracy" or "privacy." The adjective "appropriate" itself goes back to the Latin "appropriatus," past participle of "appropriare," meaning to make one's own, from "ad-" ("to") and "proprius" ("own"). That original sense of possession survives in the modern idea of fitting a particular situation, since what is appropriate is what belongs to the circumstance.

Synonyms: appropriatenesses, suitabilities

Antonyms: inappropriacies