primness

English Thesaurus

1. exaggerated and arrogant properness (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	correctitude, properness, propriety,
definition	:	correct or appropriate behavior (noun.attribute)

2. excessive or affected modesty (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	modestness, modesty,
definition	:	freedom from vanity or conceit (noun.attribute)

3. exaggerated and arrogant properness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victori,
definition	:	exaggeratedly proper (adj.all)

4. excessive or affected modesty (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee,
definition	:	affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)

5. exaggerated and arrogant properness (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victori,
definition	:	exaggeratedly proper (adj.all)

6. excessive or affected modesty (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee,
definition	:	affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)