Proper

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Proper

Proper : சொந்த

Proper : சரியான

Proper definition

Adjective.

  1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
  2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.
  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.
  4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome.
  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. Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge.

Adverb. Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.