Appropriateness and Wrongness

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Appropriateness noun - The quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting.

Usage example: visitors remarked on the appropriateness of window boxes on the cottage, noting they gave it a quaint, cheerful look

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Wrongness is an antonym for appropriateness.

Wrongness noun - The quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting.

Usage example: arguments about the rightness or wrongness of the satirical skit drowned out any discussion of the points it attempted to raise

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Appropriateness is an antonym for wrongness.

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