priggishness

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noun

The state or quality of being priggish.

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prigdompriggerypriggismprimness
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Meanings

nounpriggishness (usually uncountable, plural priggishnesses)

plural priggishnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being priggish.

    Synonyms: prigdom, priggery, priggism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being priggish.

Similar
prigdompriggerypriggism

More synonyms by meaning

nounexaggerated and arrogant properness

Similar
primness
Broader
proprietypropernesscorrectitude
Also see
prigdompriggismprimness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From priggish + -ness.

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Translations

Bulgarian педантизъм
  • педантизъм (pedantizăm)Translations
Greek ηθικολογία
  • ηθικολογία (ithikología)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

priggishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priggishness

MLA

“priggishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priggishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “priggishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priggishness.

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