Impropriety and Indelicateness

Impropriety

Impropriety noun - The quality or state of not being socially proper.
Usage example: the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing

Indelicateness and impropriety are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indelicateness" instead a noun "Impropriety".

Indelicateness

Indelicateness noun - The quality or state of not being socially proper.
Usage example: the indelicateness of the topic makes it a poor choice for dinner conversation

Impropriety and indelicateness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impropriety" instead a noun "Indelicateness".
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Indelicateness and Impropriety. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impropriety/indelicateness
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