Proper (IPA: /ˈpɹɑpɝ/)
| Proper (a.) |
Belonging to one; one's own; individual. |
| Proper (a.) |
Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites. |
| Proper (a.) |
Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress. |
| Proper (a.) |
Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. |
| Proper (a.) |
Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city. |
| Proper (a.) |
Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper. |
| Proper (a.) |
Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge. |
| Proper (adv.) |
Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good. |
| Proper |
Heraldic tincture |
| Proper |
Parts of the liturgy changing over the course of the year |
| Proper |
Album |
| Proper |
Family name |
| Proper Synonyms |
Strait-laced, Fitting, Right, Correct, Prissy, Decent, Puritanical, Comme Il Faut, Straitlaced, Comely, Halal, Seemly, Tight-laced, Becoming, Straightlaced, Prudish, Prim, Kosher, Victorian, Decorous, Priggish, Straight-laced, Square-toed, Appropriate |
| Proper Synonyms |
Real |
| Proper Synonyms |
Appropriate, Suitable, Suited, Right |
| Proper Synonyms |
Specific |
| PROPER (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Perioperative Risk |
Proper Rhymes
