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Definition: Seemly |
SeemlyAdjective1. According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "seemly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonyms: SeemlySynonyms: becoming (adj), comely (adj), comme il faut (adj), decent (adj), decorous (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beauty | Adjective: beautiful, beauteous; handsome; gorgeous; pretty; lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing; attractive; (inviting); delicate, dainty, refined; fair, personable, comely, seemly; bonny; good-looking; well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well-proportioned; proper, shapely; symmetrical; (regular); harmonious; (color); sightly. |
Dueness | Fitting; correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly; decorous; creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet; just the thing, quite the thing; selon les r |
Expedience | Adjective: expedient; desirable, advisable, acceptable; convenient; worth while, meet; fit, fitting; due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming; befitting; Verb: opportune; (in season); in loco; suitable; (accordant); applicable; (useful). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Seemly |
| English words defined with "seemly": Seemlily. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | On the death of the poor old woman they ran to the closet sooner, perhaps, than was seemly, and opened it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | America is ready to encourage, eager to initiate, anxious to participate in any seemly program likely to lessen the probability of war, and promote that brotherhood of mankind which must be God's highest conception of human relationship. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Seemly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 86.67% of the time. "Seemly" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 86.67% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 13.33% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 30 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "seemly": be seemly. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
behead chief great head hew it like not seemly thief wound | 22 |
seemly | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Afrikaan | geskikt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, of use, opportune, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | me vend (apposite, appositely, apt, happy, Pat, pertinent, proper, reasonable, right, suitable, to the point, welcome), i përshtatshëm (adapt, adequate, adjustable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, canny, comely, competent, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, done, due, elastic, eligible, expedient, fit, fitting, germane, handy, likely, livable, liveable, opportune, Pat, proper, propitious, qualified, rated, relevant, suitable, suited, tenable, well-becoming, well-suited), adapt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, opportune, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مناسب (adequate, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, conformable, congruent, congruous, convenient, due, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitting, harmonious, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, opportune, pat, proper, right, seasonable, suitable, suited, timely), ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, advantageous, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conformable, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, seasonable, suitable, suited, timely), لائق (becoming, comeliness, correct, decent, decorous, fit, proper, qualified, suitable), صحيح (accurate, alright, aright, be in the right, consonantal, correct, entire, exact, faithful, hale, honest, indeed, ortho, plumb, precise, proper, pure, real, reasonable, regular, right, sincere, true, unbroken, valid, veracious, veritable, whole), أنيق (bijou, chic, classy, coxcomb, dainty, dapper, dashing, dinky, dressy, elegant, exclusive, fine, gallant, genteel, good looking, gracious, jaunty, ladylike, mincing, natty, neat, nice, perky, personable, posh, presentable, rich, saucy, sharp, smart, smug, sophisticated, spick and span, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, spruce, stylish, suave, swagger, swell, tailor made, taut, tidy, tight, trim, well groomed), بإحتشام (coyly, decently, humbly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | хубав (beautiful, bonny, fair, fine, good, good looking, goodly, handsome, jolly, neat, nice, nice-looking, personable, pretty, proper, rich, sightly, well favored, well-favoured), пристоен (high-toned, proper), приятен наглед, приличен (chaste, done, nice, presentable), подобаващ (becoming, befitting, due, fit, proper, worthy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | slušný (becoming, civilized, clean, decent, equitable, fair, good, polite, presentable, proper, reasonable, respectable, white), korektní (above board, correct, decorous, tactful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | passend (appropriate, becoming, conforming, convenient, decently, fitting, handy, opportune, properly, suitable), geschikt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, dedicated, handy, of use, opportune, suitable, suited), gepast (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, opportune, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | konvena (appropriate, becoming, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | زیبنده (Becoming), خوش منظر (Comely, Scenic, Spiffy), شایسته (Able, Apropos, Apt, Becoming, Competent, Fit, Good, Intrinsic, Meet, Meritorious, Proper, Suitable, Worthy), بطوردلپذیر (Pretty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | convenable. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | geziemend (befitting, decorously, meet, proper, suitably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καθώσ πρέπει (decent, proper, respectably), ευπρόσωποσ (prasentable), ευπρεπήσ (decent, decorous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiian | adapt (appropriate, becoming, convenient, handy, opportune, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מכוב" (dignified, honorable, honourable, reputable, respectable, stately, worthy), יא" (befitting, fitting, proper, suitable), "ו'ן (decent, equitable, fair, reasonable, sporting, straight, suitable, upright), אות (adequate, appropriate, beauty, becoming, comeliness, decent, due, fit, proper, suitable), א" (comely, dwelling, fine, habitation, handsome, meadow, natty, nice, pasture, personable, pleasant, presentable, pretty, sightly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | illõ (becoming, congruous, decorous, fit, proper), helyes (appropriate, apt, compt, correct, fitting, legitimate, nice, nice-looking, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, Ortho, pertinent, proper, quite so, right, Roger, true, well). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | conveniente (agreeable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, cheap, convenient, expedient, fit, fitting, good, right, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | jesh (adept, becoming, elegant, fancy, felicitous, groomed, neat, ready, righthand, rightwing, smart, starboard;nice, suitable, tidy, trim). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eemlysay conveniente (advisable, appropriate, becoming, beseeming, congenial, congruous, convenient, due, fitting, friendly gesture, handy man, of use, opportune, proper, propolis, rightdown, seasonable, suitable, timely, well timed, wieldy). (various references) potrivit (according, according to, adequate, ample, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, assorted, average, becoming, befitting, commensurate, condign, congenial, congruous, conservative, correct, corresponding, decorous, due, duly, eligible, felicitous, fit, fitting, in point, likely, middling, moderate, moderately, opportune, Pat, proper, pursuant to, right, suitable, suited, to), decent (decent, decently, decorous, decorously, modest, properly, respectable), convenabil (acceptable, admissible, appropriate, becoming, cheap, comely, convenient, conveniently, eligible, fair, feasible, fit, fitting, goodly, likely, reasonable, suitable, suited), atrãgãtor (alluring, attractive, attractively, beautiful, catchy, fair, fascinating, likable, lovely, luscious, magnetic, pleasing, prepossessing, sweet, taking, winning, winsome). (various references) приличный (decent, decorous, presentable, respectable), подобающий (becoming, worthy). (various references) cubhaidh (fit, meet). (various references) pristojan (decent, decorous, proper, respectable), prikladan (apposite, appropriate, convenient, correlative, neat, snug, suitable). (various references) conveniente (accordant, advisable, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, beseeming, convenient, decent, due, expedient, fitting, meet, proper, suitable, unisonous, useful). (various references) passande (appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, competent, decent, decently, due, eligible, fit, fitting, good, likely, meet, opportune, pass, suitable, suited), anständig (clean, decent, decorous, demure, proper, respectable). (various references) เหมาะสม (apt, become, becoming, befit, due, expedient, good, just, likely, meet, neat, suitable). (various references) yakışır (befitting, worthy), yakışık alır biçimde, yakışık alır (appropriate, becoming, befitting), uygun bir biçimde, uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, eligible, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, propitious, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched). (various references) як годиться, красивий (beauteous, beautiful, clever, nice-looking), належний (appropriate, appurtenant, becoming, competent, correct, due, meet, opportune, owing, respectable), пристойно (decently, presentably). (various references) tề chỉnh, chỉnh (properly), đoan trang thích đáng lịch sự. (various references) gweddus (becoming, decent, proper), gweddaidd (decent), cymon (orerly, tidy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | condecet, decebat, decent, decet, decora, decoraque, decore, decori, decoris, decorum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 1 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quomodo nix aestate et pluvia in messe sic indecens est stulto gloria |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | What maner snoy in somer, and reyn in rep time; so vnsemende is to the fool glorie. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 1 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Maingon sa nieve sa ting-init, ug maingon sa ulan sa ting-ani, Mao man ang kadungganan dili angay sa usa ka buang. |
| Croatian | Kao snijeg ljeti ili kiša o žetvi, tako pristaju poèasti bezumnomu. |
| Danish | Som Sne om Somren og Regn Høsten så lidt hører Ære sig til for en Tåbe. |
| Dutch | Gelijk de sneeuw in den zomer, en gelijk de regen in den oogst, alzo past den zot de eer niet. |
| Finnish | Yhtä vähän kuin lumi kesällä ja sade elonaikana soveltuu tyhmälle kunnia. |
| French | Comme la neige en été, et la pluie pendant la moisson, Ainsi la gloire ne convient pas un insensé. |
| German | Wie der Schnee im Sommer und Regen in der Ernte, also reimt sich dem Narren die Ehre nicht. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Seperti hujan di musim kemarau, dan salju di musim panas, begitu juga pujian bagi orang bodoh tidak pantas. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Seperti salju pada musim panas, dan seperti hujan pada musim menuai, demikianpun tiada patut hormat diberi akan orang bodoh. |
| Italian | Come la neve d'estate e la pioggia alla mietitura, così l'onore non conviene allo stolto. |
| Maori | ¶ He pera i te hukarere i te raumati, i te ua hoki i te kotinga witi, te kore e tau o te honore mo te wairangi. |
| Norwegian | Som sne om sommeren og som regn i høsttiden, slik høver ære for en dåre. |
| Portuguese | Como a neve no verão, e como a chuva no tempo da ceifa, assim não convém ao tolo a honra. |
| Rumanian | Cum nu se potrivesc zqpada vara, wi ploaia kn timpul seceriwului, awa nu se potrivewte slava pentru un nebun. |
| Russian | лБЛ УОЕЗ МЕФПН Й "ПЦ"Ш ЧП ЧТЕНС ЦБФЧЩ, ФБЛ ЮЕУФШ ОЕ ТЙМЙЮОБ ЗМХ ПНХ. |
| Spanish | Como nieve en el verano y lluvia en la siega, así no le caen bien los honores al necio. |
| Swedish | Fortsättning av Hiskias mäns samling. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "seemly": unseemly. (additional references) | |
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"Seemly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: emely, Essemmay, Saemol, samely, seamly, Seedley, seekly, Seeli, Seelye, seemely, seemily, seemply, seemy, Seevli, selm, Semel, Semley, Semlin, semy, simely. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-l-m-s-y" | |
-1 letter: seely, ylems. | |
-2 letters: eels, eely, elms, elmy, else, emes, eyes, lees, leys, lyes, lyse, mels, seel, seem, seme, ylem. | |
-3 letters: eel, elm, els, eme, ems, eye, lee, ley, lye, mel, see, sel, sly, yes. | |
-4 letters: el, em, es, me, my, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-l-m-s-y" | |
+1 letter: medleys, myceles. | |
+2 letters: amylenes, employes, myelines, smeltery, unseemly. | |
+3 letters: awesomely, bemusedly, employees, employers, hemolyses, hemolyzes, hymeneals, immensely, lysimeter, methylase, motleyest, reemploys, rhymeless, seemingly, supremely, yarmelkes. | |
+4 letters: fearsomely, gamesomely, gruesomely, hemicycles, lonesomely, lysimeters, measuredly, megacycles, metaxylems, methylases, methylates, methylenes, minelayers, movelessly, myelitides, myelocytes, namelessly, polymerase, polymerise, polysemies, presumedly, reassembly, seamlessly, semeiology, semiweekly, semiyearly, systemless, timelessly, tiresomely. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 65 6D 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . . -- .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100101 01101101 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e e m l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0065 006D 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537171797891 |
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