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seemliness

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness.

  1. 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.

  2. The result or product of being seemly.
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