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Meanings of
primness
in inglés
portugués
pudor
catalán
mauleria
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Excessive or affected modesty.
prudery
prudishness
Grundyism
portugués
pudor
catalán
pedantisme
español
gazmoñada
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Exaggerated and arrogant properness.
priggishness
español
gazmoñada
Synonyms
Examples for "
priggishness
"
priggishness
Examples for "
priggishness
"
1
It was not
priggishness
,
but submissive affection, and she read it aright.
2
Mixing more with men, his
priggishness
would be laughed out of him.
3
He fled from
priggishness
and the terror of such sublimity alike to Prothero.
4
Prim and Percy could argue for hours if given the right incentive, like
priggishness
.
5
If these precautions be taken, the danger of
priggishness
is reduced to the minimum.
Usage of
primness
in inglés
1
In the male that same fussiness develops, and a certain
primness
,
too.
2
Then she said with that forced precision, a sort of conscious
primness
:
3
His
primness
,
if that is the right word, never altogether deserted him.
4
Fanny recoiled at the idea with a
primness
that did credit to Winnebago.
5
With a certain old-fashioned
primness
,
they step sedately through the paths of childhood.
6
She looked up at him with an air of demure
primness
.
7
Joan answered his letters with an adorable
primness
that filled him with delight.
8
Her sallow, wrinkled face lightened with curiosity and an absurd
primness
.
9
She did not lose her
primness
,
but her suspicion seemed altogether to depart.
10
She reddened, drew herself up, and then, dropping her
primness
,
rippled with laughter.
11
She held the pencil with a furious
primness
,
and Constantine was afraid of her.
12
In spite of her desolated heart, and of her
primness
,
Rachel stepped forward airily.
13
A certain
primness
and asperity did not make him popular.
14
Prim with an unconquerable
primness
that neither storm nor battle nor accident could shake.
15
Who would have dreamed that behind her
primness
all this frolic lay in ambush?
16
She was in attendance on Mrs. Bonner, Conning said; and the
primness
of in love.
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About this term
primness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
certain primness
affect primness
absurd primness
adorable primness
aggravating primness
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Translations for
primness
portugués
pudor
catalán
mauleria
beateria
gatamoixeria
pedantisme
presumpció
español
gazmoñada
pedantería
mojigatería
gazmoñería
Primness
through the time
Primness
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common