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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Proper \Prop"er\, adv.
     Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.
     [Colloq & Vulgar]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.
     Cf. Appropriate.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. ``His proper
        good'' [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. ``My
        proper son.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,
              Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;
        peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his
        proper instincts and appetites.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which
              constitute our proper humanity.       --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
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              The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.
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              In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play,
              All proper to the spring, and sprightly May.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]
        ``Thou art a proper man.'' --Chaucer.
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              Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,
              because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.
                                                    23.
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     5. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;
        the garden proper.
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     7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any
        object used as a charge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     In proper, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
        
  
     Proper flower or Proper corolla (Bot.), one of the single
        florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.
        
  
     Proper fraction (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator
        is less than the denominator.
  
     Proper nectary (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals
        and other parts of the flower. -- Proper noun (Gram.), a
        name belonging to an individual, by which it is
        distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to
        common noun; as, John, Boston, America.
  
     Proper perianth or Proper involucre (Bot.), that which
        incloses only a single flower.
  
     Proper receptacle (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only
        a single flower or fructification.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.
     Cf. Appropriate.]
     1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. ``His proper
        good'' [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. ``My
        proper son.'' --Shak.
  
              Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,
              Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.
  
     2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;
        peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his
        proper instincts and appetites.
  
              Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which
              constitute our proper humanity.       --Coleridge.
  
     3. 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.
  
              The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.
  
              In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All
              proper to the spring, and sprightly May. --Dryden.
  
     4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]
        ``Thou art a proper man.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,
              because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.
                                                    23.
  
     5. 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. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;
        the garden proper.
  
     7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any
        object used as a charge.
  
     In proper, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
        
  
     Proper flower or corolla (Bot.), one of the single
        florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.
        
  
     Proper fraction (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator
        is less than the denominator.
  
     Proper nectary (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals
        and other parts of the flower. -- Proper noun (Gram.), a
        name belonging to an individual, by which it is
        distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to
        common noun; as, John, Boston, America.
  
     Proper perianth or involucre (Bot.), that which incloses
        only a single flower.
  
     Proper receptacle (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only
        a single flower or fructification.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Proper \Prop"er\, adv.
     Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.
     [Colloq & Vulgar]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  proper
       adj 1: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness;
              "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant: improper]
       2: limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his
          claim is connected with the deed proper" [syn: proper(ip)]
       3: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its
          proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not
          suitable for the position" [syn: right, suitable]
       4: having all the qualities typical of the thing specified;
          "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally
          has a proper job" [syn: proper(a)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Αγγλικά a.
     σωστός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Catalan a.
     1 near, close
     2 neighbouring
     3 next
     Danish a.
     1 cleanly
     2 tidy
     German a.
     1 (lb de somewhat informal dated) in good condition: clean; neat;
  well-kept; developed
     2 (lb de colloquial euphemism) overweight; chubby
     Swedish a.
     1 neat, tidy
     2 (l en proper) (following (strict) established social standards)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Proper
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     a.
     1 Suitable.
     2 # suit or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit,
  suitable. (13th c.)
     adv.
     1 (lb en UK colloquial) properly; thoroughly; completely.
     2 (lb en nonstandard colloquial) properly.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) Something set apart for a special use.
     2 (lb en Christianity) A part of the Christian liturgy that varies
  according to the date.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Proper
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Catalan a.
     1 near, close
     2 neighbouring
     3 next
     Danish a.
     1 cleanly
     2 tidy
     German a.
     1 (lb de somewhat informal dated) in good condition: clean; neat;
  well-kept; developed
     2 (lb de colloquial euphemism) overweight; chubby
     Swedish a.
     1 neat, tidy
     2 (l en proper) (following (strict) established social standards)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Proper
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Catalan a.
     1 near, close
     2 neighbouring
     3 next
     Danish a.
     1 cleanly
     2 tidy
     German a.
     1 (lb de somewhat informal dated) in good condition: clean; neat;
  well-kept; developed
     2 (lb de colloquial euphemism) overweight; chubby
     Swedish a.
     1 neat, tidy
     2 (l en proper) (following (strict) established social standards)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Proper
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Englanti a.
     1 oikea, todellinen, kunnon
     2 oikea, asianmukainen
     3 sopiva, sovelias
     4 kunnollinen
     5 asiallinen
     6 varsinainen
     7 ''(matematiikka), (logiikka)'' aito

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     Engelska a.
     1 rätt, riktig
     2 lämplig; behörig
     3 ordentlig, riktig
     4 egentlig
     5 utmärkande, typisk
     6 (tagg heraldik språk=en) naturlig färg (inte tinktur, metall eller
  pälsverk)
     Tyska a.
     #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  proper
     a.
     välvårdad

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  proper /pɾˈoːpɜ/ 
  trim 
     Synonyms: gepflegt, ordentlich
  
   see: gepflegter, ordentlicher, am gepflegtesten, am ordentlichsten

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  proper /pɾˈoːpɜ/ 
   [veraltend] neat 
     Synonyms: sauber, ordentlich
  
   see: fein säuberlich, peinlich sauber

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  proper /ˈpʁɔpɐ/ 
  propre
  in gutem, gepflegten Zustand befindlich, dem Betrachter gefallend

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  proper /ˈpʁɔpɐ/ 
  proper
  in gutem, gepflegten Zustand befindlich, dem Betrachter gefallend

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  proper /pɹˈɒpə/
  1. behoorlik
  2. juis, reg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Proper /pɹˈɒpə/
  صحيح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  proper //ˈpɹɑ.pɚ// //ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)// //ˈpɹɔp.ə// 
  1. свойствен, собствен
  belonging to oneself or itself, own
  2. правилен
  entitled to its name, true
  3. подходящ
  fit, suitable
  4. приличен, пристоен
  following the established standards of behavior or manners
  5. собствен
  grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing