औचित्यम् [aucityam] औचिती [aucitī] औचिती [उचित-ष्यञ् यलोपे ङीष्]
Aptness, fitness, propriety, suitableness.
Congruity or fitness, as one of the several circumstances which determine the exact meaning of a word in a sentence (such as संयोग, वियोग &c.); सामर्थ्यमौचिती देशः कालो व्यक्तिः स्वरादयः
[S. D.2;] in the example पातु वो दयितामुखम् there is औचिती or fitness in taking मुख to mean सांमुख्यम् (meeting) instead of आननम्.
Habituation. -Comp.
-अलङ्कारः N. N. of a work.