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primness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | priggishness |
| Type of | correctitude, properness, propriety |
| Derivation | prim |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grundyism, prudery, prudishness |
| Type of | modestness, modesty |
| Derivation | prim |
Examples of primness
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Looking back, it's easy to dis the lace-doily primness of Harriet Stratemeyer.
From the theatlantic.com
Amy Flynn gives Hannah no-nonsense primness and Ethel Rosenberg's ghost sly superiority.
From the newsobserver.com
It presented an alternative to America's primness and savage racism.
From the npr.org
A country which tends towards primness by day is often alcohol-fueled and lustful by night.
From the economist.com
Yet, in spite of that hard-edged atmosphere, there is an incongruous feeling of primness, as well.
From the edition.cnn.com
The breast-fallen lady he is referring to is that model of middle-aged primness, Dustin Hoffman, 44.
From the time.com
Etiquette isn't about primness, as I'd feared, but about having a template for being thoughtful and kind.
From the healthland.time.com
Katja Hill gives Alma appropriate primness and refinement, finding subtle humor in her attempts to hide a fascination for John.
From the newsobserver.com
Amusing to Western viewers-yet Britain is to blame, argue Raj and Pablo, since this primness is inherited from Imperial days.
From the economist.com
- Excessive or affected modesty
- Priggishness: exaggerated and arrogant properness
