seemliness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior. uncountable
    — 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. countable

词形变化

seemlinesses plural

词汇关系

反义词
unseemliness

词源

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