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Antonyms for seemliness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : seem-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsim li

Definition of seemliness

Origin :
  • "of pleasing or good appearance," also "proper, tasteful, decorous," early 13c., semlich, from Old Norse soemiligr "becoming, honorable," from soemr (see seem). Related: Seemliness. Cf. Old Norse soemleitr "fine to look at."
  • noun decency
Example sentences :
  • Seemliness is conduct which befits one's character and standards.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • Seemliness is a light, remote, and less important form of propriety.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • But he is a great lord, and in seemliness he asks for a lie, and that which he asks is given to him—in seemliness.
  • Extract from : « Judith » by Arnold Bennett
  • Mezura, seemliness, is contrasted with dezmezura, licentiousness.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Love » by Emil Lucka
  • All man's seemliness and affection for the natural things of earth were absent.
  • Extract from : « Henry Brocken » by Walter J. de la Mare
  • Even unlucky devils, such as myself, are not without a certain respect for that which is fitting, for seemliness and etiquette.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • At Nantes in Bretaigne dwelt a lady who was rich in beauty and wisdom and all seemliness.
  • Extract from : « Tales from the Old French » by Various
  • “The palmyra palm has no shadow: the Paraiyan has no regard for seemliness” is a common Tamil proverb.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • Unequal to the exercise of virtue itself, he thought he had done enough in preserving some of its seemliness.
  • Extract from : « The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • There was nothing in his appearance which grated particularly upon Mr. Weatherley's sense of seemliness.
  • Extract from : « The Lighted Way » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Synonyms for seemliness

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