Definitions for Proper
ˈprɒp ərProp·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. proper(adj)

   marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

   "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

2. proper(a)(adj)

   having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

   "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"

3. proper(ip)(adj)

   limited to the thing specified

   "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

4. proper, right(adj)

   appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

   "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. proper(Adverb)

   properly; thoroughly; completely

2. proper(Adjective)

   Suitable.

3. proper(Adjective)

   Possessed, related.

4. proper(Adjective)

   Accurate, strictly applied.

Origin: From proper, propre, propre (French: propre), and their source, proprius.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Proper(adj)

   belonging to one; one's own; individual

2. Proper(adj)

   belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites

3. Proper(adj)

   befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress

4. Proper(adj)

   becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome

5. Proper(adj)

   pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city

6. Proper(adj)

   rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper

7. Proper(adj)

   represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge

8. Proper(adverb)

   properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good

Origin: [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. Appropriate.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Proper

   The Proper is a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the Liturgical Year, or of a particular saint or significant event. The term is used in contrast to the ordinary, which is that part of the liturgy that is reasonably constant, or at least selected without regard to date, or to the common, which contains those parts of the liturgy that are common to an entire category of saints, such as Apostles or Martyrs. Propers may include hymns and prayers in the Canonical Hours and in the Eucharist.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Proper

   prop′ėr, adj. one's own: fitted for a person's nature or qualities: peculiar: belonging to only one of a species (as a name): natural: suitable: correct: just: right: becoming: (B.) comely, pretty: in liturgics, used only on a particular day or festival.—n. something set apart for a special use.—adv. (coll.) very, exceedingly.—adv. Prop′erly, in a proper manner: (coll.) entirely, extremely.—n. Prop′erness.—Properly speaking, in the strict sense: speaking without qualification. [Fr. propre—L. proprius, one's own, akin to prope, near.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. proper

   A term which serves to mark out a thing more especially and formally. Thus, the proper form of a battalion is the usual continuity of line given to the formation of a battalion, and which remains unaltered by the wheelings of its divisions; or if altered, is restored by the same operation. Proper right, is the right of a battalion, company, or subdivision, when it is drawn up according to its natural formation. Proper pivot flank, in column, is that which, when wheeled up to, preserves the division of the line in the natural order, and to their proper front. The other may be called the reverse flank.

2. proper

   In heraldry, a charge borne of its natural color, is said to be proper. An object whose color varies at different times and in different examples, as a rose which may be white or red cannot be borne proper.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Proper' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1730

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Proper' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1016

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Proper' in Adjectives Frequency: #196

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1. per pro

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proper in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Proper in a Sentence

1. Klaus Kristiansen:

   Maybe he can have a proper funeral.

2. Tanya Kasper:

   We just want the proper justice done.

3. Susan Golland:

   So, Sue is finally in the proper context.

4. But Trump:

   Everybody needs totally proper documentation.

5. Andrew Levander:

   Mr. Dallavecchia's conduct was entirely proper.

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