primness

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. excessive or affected modesty
• Syn:
prudishness, prudery, Grundyism
• Derivationally related forms:
prudish (for: prudishness), prim
• Hypernyms:
modesty, modestness
2. exaggerated and arrogant properness
• Syn:
priggishness
• Derivationally related forms:
prim, priggish (for: priggishness)
• Hypernyms:
propriety, properness, correctitude

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  priggishness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism