- Primness
- Primness Prim"ness, n. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Primness
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primness — prim ► ADJECTIVE (primmer, primmest) ▪ feeling or showing disapproval of anything improper; stiffly correct. DERIVATIVES primly adverb primness noun. ORIGIN probably from Old French prin, excellent, delicate , from Latin primus first … English terms dictionary
primness — noun see prim II … New Collegiate Dictionary
primness — See primly. * * * … Universalium
primness — noun The quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper … Wiktionary
primness — Synonyms and related words: Quakerishness, buckram, censoriousness, ceremonial, ceremoniousness, ceremony, demureness, demurity, dignity, extrinsicality, false modesty, form, formality, formalization, gravity, hideboundness, impersonality,… … Moby Thesaurus
primness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prudery, prudishness, priggishness; formality; preciousness, stiffness. See affectation … English dictionary for students
primness — prim·ness || prɪmnɪs n. precision, formality, rigidity, fastidiousness (about behavior) … English contemporary dictionary
primness — n. Stiffness, formality, affected niceness, preciseness … New dictionary of synonyms
primness — prim·ness … English syllables
primness — noun 1. excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim … Useful english dictionary
