Proper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
  2. conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous: a very proper young man.
  3. fitting; right: It was only proper to bring a gift.
  4. strictly belonging or applicable: the proper place for a stove.
  5. belonging or pertaining exclusively or distinctly to a person, thing, or group.
  6. strict; accurate: proper pronunciation.
  7. in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively): Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper. Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs?
  8. Grammar.
    • (of a name, noun, or adjective) designating a particular person or thing and written in English with an initial capital letter, as Joan, Chicago, Monday, American.
    • having the force or function of a proper name: a proper adjective.
  9. normal or regular.
  10. belonging to oneself or itself; own.
  11. complete or thorough: a proper thrashing.
  12. used only on a particular day or festival: the proper introit.
  13. (of a device) depicted in its natural colors: an oak tree proper.
  14. Informal.
    • excellent; capital; fine.
    • good-looking or handsome.
  15. (of a subset of a set) not equal to the whole set.
  16. of good character; respectable.
adverb
  1. thoroughly; completely.
noun
  1. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
adjective
  1. appropriate or suited for some purpose
  2. correct in behaviour or conduct
  3. excessively correct in conduct; vigorously moral
  4. up to a required or regular standard
  5. (of an object, quality, etc) referred to or named specifically so as to exclude anything not directly connected with it
  6. belonging to or characteristic of a person or thing
  7. (intensifier)
  8. (of heraldic colours) considered correct for the natural colour of the object or emblem depicted
  9. (of a relation) distinguished from a weaker relation by excluding the case where the relata are identical. For example, every set is a subset of itself, but a proper subset must exclude at least one member of the containing set
  10. pleasant or good
adverb
  1. (intensifier)
  2. thoroughly
noun
  1. the parts of the Mass that vary according to the particular day or feast on which the Mass is celebrated
Proper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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