PRUDERY Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word prudery. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word prudery. (close relations)

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	primness				nounn
	noun • excessive or affected modesty • exaggerated and arrogant properness
	prudishness				nounn
	noun • excessive or affected modesty
	affectation				nounn
	noun • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
	priggishness				nounn
	noun • exaggerated and arrogant properness
	puritanism				nounn
	noun • the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) • strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
	stiffness				nounn
	noun • the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend • the property of moving with pain or difficulty • firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • excessive sternness
	grundyism				nounn
	noun • excessive or affected modesty

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