Grundyism

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noun

narrow and unintelligent conventionalism

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primnessprudishnessprudery
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Meanings

nounGrundyism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenarrow and unintelligent conventionalism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcessive or affected modesty

Similar
primnessprudishnessprudery
Broader
modestymodestness
Also see
primnesspruderyprudishness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Grundy + -ism, after Mrs Grundy, a minor character in Thomas Morton's play Speed the Plough (1798) who came to personify the tyranny of conventional propriety.

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Translations

German Prüderie, Spießigkeit
  • Prüderieprudery
  • Spießigkeitprudery
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APA

Grundyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grundyism

MLA

“Grundyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grundyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grundyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grundyism.

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