prudishness
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- noun
- /ˈpruːdɪʃnəs/
:
pudor
- Not because of any prudishness on Galina's part.
- Victorian prudishness
Examples
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It's a it's coming from, you know, prudishness or an unwillingness to try new things.
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You can bring your numbers here... but please don't bring your American prudishness.
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Unfortunately, common sense loses out to hysteria and prudishness the vast majority of the time.
Blog text (17) -
It is a paradox from the perspective of a kind of prudishness, from a, you know, very conventional point of view.
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I'm not avoiding giving answers out of propriety or prudishness; I'm not answering yet because we don't know the answers yet.
Blog text (11) -
Their modus operandi may have been dictated at least in part by personal fate, inherited traditions, or even prudishness.
Blog text (2) -
Miss Amy's brother had moved to California some years ago, his sensibilities never having quite adjusted to New England's aridity, nor his temperament to the prudishness of the Boston well-to-do.
Fiction book (1995) -
The prudishness of her parents made it difficult for her to discuss relationships openly.
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He was criticized for his prudishness, especially when it came to nudity in art.
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Many people believe that prudishness can stifle honest conversations about sexuality.
Synonyms
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Being too easily shocked by talk about sex
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Being very proper and formal in a way that feels stiff
Shyness about showing your body or talking about sex
A strict, often showy concern about appearing proper in public
A habit of being too proper and easily offended by normal behavior
Antonyms
How Prudish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prudishness comes from prude, which once meant 'wise' or 'careful' and is like the common word prudent. Over time prude came to mean someone too strict about sex and nudity, so prudishness is the quality of being easily shocked or overly modest.