Appropriateness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

appropriate conduct; doing the right thing

the quality of being specially suitable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɹɪˌæɾɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈəʊpɹɪətnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈəʊpɹɪətnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɹɪˌæɾɪdz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rightness

Antonyms

inappropriateness

Word Forms

right	adjective	socially right or correct
appropriate	adjective	suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Angemessenheit

angemessenes Verhalten; das Richtige tun

🇫🇷French

pertinence

conduite appropriée ; faire la bonne chose

🇪🇸Spanish

oportunidad

conducta apropiada; haciendo lo correcto

🇮🇹Italian

adeguatezza

condotta adeguata; facendo la cosa giusta

🇳🇱Dutch

geschiktheid

passend gedrag; het juiste doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

adequação

conduta apropriada; fazendo a coisa certa

🇷🇺Russian

уместность

соответствующее поведение; поступаю правильно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संगति

उचित आचरण; सही काम करो

🇧🇩Bengali

উপযুক্ততা

উপযুক্ত আচরণ; সঠিক কাজ করছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தம்

பொருத்தமான நடத்தை; சரியானதைச் செய்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

సముచితత

తగిన ప్రవర్తన; సరైన పని చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

योग्यता

योग्य आचरण; योग्य गोष्ट करत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્યતા

યોગ્ય વર્તન; યોગ્ય વસ્તુ કરી રહ્યા છીએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ತತೆ

ಸೂಕ್ತ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ; ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉചിതത്വം

ഉചിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം; ശരിയായ കാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

ਉਚਿਤ ਵਿਹਾਰ; ਸਹੀ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسبیت

مناسب طرز عمل؛ صحیح کام کر رہے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

适当性

适当的行为；做正确的事

🇯🇵Japanese

適切性

適切な行為。正しいことをしている

🇰🇷Korean

적의

적절한 행동; 옳은 일을 하고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phù hợp

hành vi phù hợp; làm điều đúng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหมาะสม

การปฏิบัติที่เหมาะสม ทำสิ่งที่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelayakan

perilaku yang pantas; melakukan hal yang benar

🇵🇭Filipino

kaangkupan

angkop na pag-uugali; paggawa ng tama

🇲🇾Malay

kesesuaian

kelakuan yang sesuai; melakukan perkara yang betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاءمة

السلوك المناسب؛ فعل الشيء الصحيح

🇮🇷Persian

مناسب بودن

رفتار مناسب؛ انجام کار درست

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunluk

uygun davranış; doğru olanı yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֵאוֹתוּת

התנהלות הולמת; עושה את הדבר הנכון

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