primness

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noun

The quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper.

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prudishnesspruderyGrundyismpriggishness
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Meanings

nounprimness (usually uncountable, plural primnesses)

plural primnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcessive or affected modesty

Similar
prudishnesspruderyGrundyism
Broader
modestymodestness

nounexaggerated and arrogant properness

Similar
priggishness
Broader
proprietypropernesscorrectitude
Also see
grundyismpriggishnesspruderyprudishness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From prim + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

primness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primness

MLA

“primness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primness.

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