Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; extreme or affected modesty, demureness, or propriety, esp. in relation to sexual matters.
单词 | θ93511 |
释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected propriety (25) prudery1708 Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; extreme or affected modesty, demureness, or propriety, esp. in relation to sexual matters. primness1713 The state or quality of being prim; an instance of this. priggery1743 The behaviour or conduct of a prig (prig, n.3 4a). priggism1753 Priggishness, self-righteous moralism; excessive precision in matters of learning, manners, etc. Now rare. prudishness1760 The quality of being prudish; extreme or affected modesty or propriety, esp. in relation to sexual matters. priggishness1768 missishness1839 Affected primness or coyness, genteelness, sentimentality. missiness1857 = missishness, n. prigdom1873 prudity1891 Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; = prudery, n. 1. Comstockery1905 Excessive opposition to, or censorship of, supposed immorality in art or literature; prudery. prighood1906 nice nellyism1933 Excessive prudishness of speech or behaviour; genteelism; an instance of this; a euphemism. prissiness1934 Subcategories:— person (11) |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。