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Meanings of
prudishness
in inglês
português
pudor
catalão
mauleria
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Excessive or affected modesty.
prudery
primness
Grundyism
português
pudor
Usage of
prudishness
in inglês
1
This, after all, is a society that's known for its prurience and
prudishness
.
2
He was inclined to jeer at what he termed my
prudishness
.
3
Crisp himself is convinced this is down to residual Yankee
prudishness
.
4
Given this
prudishness
,
job seekers have a hard time knowing how to price their labor.
5
At another time he might have been shocked, for he had depths of
prudishness
within him.
6
No one familiar with mediaeval literature will, however, be inclined to accuse its authors of
prudishness
.
7
Without a suspicion of
prudishness
there was always with her the natural dignity of the true-born gentlewoman.
8
This is not a matter of
prudishness
.
9
But is that personal predilection or
prudishness
?
10
I just don't fancy remaining trapped in an onyx bottle for eternity because of some bumpkin's
prudishness
.
11
If you're easily queasy or prone to
prudishness
,
it would be in your best interest to stop reading.
12
Modern psychologists have shown that
prudishness
is not always an indication of exceptional purity, but rather the reverse.
13
There was no
prudishness
about her.
14
The writer contrasts this revelation about his mother's secret affair with his mother's
prudishness
when he was growing up.
15
Paul also talks about his evening watching TV in Los Angeles and the strange outbursts of
prudishness
on TV3's Story.
16
No one, I imagine, will accuse the author of the INFERNO of an Early Victorian
prudishness
or a Podsnapian optimism.
Other examples for "prudishness"
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About this term
prudishness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
victorian prudishness
eccentric prudishness
false prudishness
feel like prudishness
give this prudishness
More collocations
Translations for
prudishness
português
pudor
catalão
mauleria
beateria
gatamoixeria
Prudishness
through the time