Meanings
nounprudishness (usually uncountable, plural prudishnesses)
plural prudishnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe condition of being prudish; prudery
Synonyms: prudery, erotophobia, antisexuality
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being prudish; prudery
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian фалшива скромност
- фалшива скромност (falšiva skromnost)condition of being prudish; prudery
Danish sippethed, snerperi
- sippethedcondition of being prudish; prudery
- snerpericondition of being prudish; prudery
Dutch preutsheid
- preutsheidcondition of being prudish; prudery
Finnish sievistelevyys, kainostelevuus
- sievistelevyyscondition of being prudish; prudery
- kainostelevuuscondition of being prudish; prudery
- tekosiveyscondition of being prudish; prudery
French pudibonderie
- pudibonderiecondition of being prudish; prudery
German Prüderie
- Prüderiecondition of being prudish; prudery
Polish pruderia, pruderyjność
- pruderiacondition of being prudish; prudery
- pruderyjnośćcondition of being prudish; prudery
Spanish pudor, mojigatez
- pudorcondition of being prudish; prudery
- mojigatezcondition of being prudish; prudery
- mojigateríacondition of being prudish; prudery
- gazmoñeríacondition of being prudish; prudery
- pudibundezcondition of being prudish; prudery
- santurroneríacondition of being prudish; prudery
- pacateríacondition of being prudish; prudery
- cartuchismocondition of being prudish; prudery
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APA
prudishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prudishness
MLA
“prudishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prudishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prudishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prudishness.
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