primness
11primness — noun 1. excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim …
12prudery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. propriety; prudishness, stiffness, coyness, primness, preciousness. See affectation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stuffiness, primness, priggishness, strictness; see behavior 1 , courtesy 1 …
13Grundyism — noun excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑primness, ↑prudishness, ↑prudery • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim ( …
14priggishness — noun exaggerated and arrogant properness • Syn: ↑primness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prim (for: ↑primness), ↑priggish • Hypernyms: ↑propriety, ↑ …
15prudery — noun excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑primness, ↑prudishness, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim ( …
16prudishness — noun excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑primness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish, ↑prim (for: ↑primness) …
17Mincing — Min cing, a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety. [1913 Webster] …
18governessy — adjective Date: 1872 characteristic of or resembling a governess (as in primness) …
19prim — I. transitive verb (primmed; primming) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1706 1. to give a prim or demure expression to < primming her thin lips after every mouthful John Buchan > 2. to dress primly II. adjective (primmer; …
20C. E. Brock — Title page of Brock s edition of Emma, 1909 Charles Edmund Brock (5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938) was a widely published English line artist and book illustrator, who signed his work C. E. Brock. He was the eldest of four artist brothers,… …
