seemliness
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seemliness
Where it comes from
From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness.
noun seemlinesses
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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.
Similar: honor, propriety, uprightness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, decency, godliness, honesty, integrity, probity
- The result or product of being seemly.
Opposite: unseemliness
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noun
Opposite: unseemliness
Translations
Talk about this word "seemliness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seemliness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seemliness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seemliness "seemliness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seemliness.Cite this
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title = {seemliness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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}
