Beseemingness

/bɪˈsiːmɪŋnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being appropriate, suitable, proper, or becoming; fitness.

Etymology

From 'beseeming' plus '-ness' (abstract noun suffix), creating a noun that names the abstract quality of propriety and appropriateness.

Kelly Says

This is the kind of word that feels quintessentially Victorian—turning a feeling of 'rightness' into a philosophical concept. English speakers loved bundling behavioral and aesthetic judgments into single abstract nouns.

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