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prudishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grundyism, primness, prudery |
| Type of | modestness, modesty |
| Derivation | prudish |
Examples of prudishness
prudishness
The author's concern is based on her own prudishness, rather than a real problem.
From the independent.co.uk
Spitzer's fall was about illegality, not the prudishness of his constituents.
From the denverpost.com
Charlotte's cutesy prudishness seems an ill fit on a married mother of two.
From the freep.com
It is too easy to dismiss protests about pop entertainment as prudishness.
From the time.com
Second, if you, too, are a doddery codger, are you acting out of prudence or prudishness?
From the economist.com
Both the chore and the setting make Jason uncomfortable, though not because of prudishness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Today she is remembered most as the embodiment of an era of strict standards, rigid morals and prudishness.
From the time.com
What kind of bizarre puritan prudishness is that all about?
From the independent.co.uk
This view could be ascribed to late-Victorian prudishness applied anachronistically to ancient times.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Primness: excessive or affected modesty
- (prudishly) in a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste"
- A prude (Old French prude meaning honourable woman) is a person who is described as (or would describe themselves as) being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing community standards. ...
- The condition of being prudish; prudery
- Since the whole point of reading Latin is to connect with minds across the ages, it doesn't make sense to limit the scope of what you can comprehend. For that reason, it doesn't make sense to me to be prudish about omitting rude words or giving them a ridiculous euphemistic definition. ...
