Definition of Prudishness

1. Noun. Excessive or affected modesty.

Exact synonyms: Grundyism, Primness, Prudery
Generic synonyms: Modestness, Modesty
Derivative terms: Prim, Prim, Prudish

Definition of Prudishness

1. Noun. The condition of being prudish; prudery ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prudishness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prudishness

prudent man rule
prudential
prudentialist
prudentialists
prudentialities
prudentiality
prudentially
prudently
pruderies
prudery
prudes
prudhomme
prudhommes
prudishly
prudishness
prudishnesses
pruh
pruina
pruinas
pruinate
pruine
pruines
pruinose
prunable
prune
prune cake
prune whip
pruned
prunella

Literary usage of Prudishness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pictures of Life in England and America: Prose and Poetry by Dean Dudley (1851)
"... Of temper sweet, a generous heart, Devoid of prudishness" and art; Who cannot smile at sorrow's tear, Or breathe a sigh when I am near. ..."

2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"An obvious result of reducing the feeling about nakedness to an unreasoning but imperative convention is the tendency to prudishness. This, as we know, ..."

3. The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform by James Harvey Robinson (1921)
"Nevertheless, modern prudishness, as it prevails especially in Eng- ... have shown that prudishness is not always an indication of exceptional purity, ..."

4. Analysis of the Sexual Impulse: Love and Pain; the Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis (1913)
"This is becoming especially noticeable at the University of Chicago, where prudishness interferes with classical, biological, sociological, ..."

5. Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis (1910)
"An obvious result of reducing the feeling about nakedness to an unreasoning but imperative convention is the tendency to prudishness. This, as we know, ..."

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