appropriées

Appropriées is the feminine plural form of the French adjective approprié, meaning suitable, proper, or fitting. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns, for example: des mesures appropriées, des données appropriées, or des méthodes appropriées. The masculine plural form is appropriés, and the feminine singular form is appropriée.

In usage, appropriées typically functions as an ordinary descriptive word in attributive or predicative position, conveying that something meets a standard or is well suited for a purpose. It is common in formal and administrative language, including legal, regulatory, and policy texts, where phrases like mesures appropriées or conditions appropriées are standard.

Etymology traces approprié to the Latin proprius (one’s own, proper) with the prefix ad- or a development from French affinities, yielding a meaning related to being proper or fitting. The feminine plural form appropriées reflects French grammar rules for gender and number agreement. Beyond its primary meaning, the word can appear in compounds and set phrases that denote appropriateness to a context, standard, or aim.

In contrast, synonyms such as adapté, convenable, adéquat, and pertinent express related senses of suitability, while antonyms include inapproprié and inadapté. While appropriées most often describes what is fitting or proper, context may sometimes imply normative judgment or compliance with guidelines.

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