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English noun: primness

1. primness (attribute) excessive or affected modesty


SynonymsGrundyism, prudery, prudishness


Broader (hypernym)modestness, modesty

2. primness (attribute) exaggerated and arrogant properness


Synonymspriggishness


Broader (hypernym)correctitude, properness, propriety









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