seemliness
noun
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noun
Etymology: From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness.
- 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.”
- The result or product of being seemly.