keeping
noun
1. conformity or harmony
- his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion
Definition categories: act, abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity
2. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
- he left his car in my keeping
Similar word(s): guardianship, safekeeping
Definition categories: act, duty, obligation, responsibility
3. the act of retaining something
Similar word(s): holding, retention
Definition categories: act, ownership, possession
Sentences with keeping as a noun:
- The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
- The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
- The cattle have good keeping.
verb
1. present participle of keep