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Definition of Primness
1. Noun. Excessive or affected modesty.
Generic synonyms: Modestness, Modesty
Derivative terms: Prim, Prim, Prudish
2. Noun. Exaggerated and arrogant properness.
Generic synonyms: Correctitude, Properness, Propriety
Derivative terms: Priggish, Prim
Definition of Primness
1. n. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Definition of Primness
1. Noun. The quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Primness
1. the state of being prim [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primness
Literary usage of Primness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pulpit Elocution: Comprising Remarks on the Effect of Manner in Public by William Russell (1853)
"FORMALITY, primness, RIGIDITY. One effect of manner, which impairs the life of
pulpit eloquence, is formality of style. ..."
2. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"A final message came from primness. "Cease fire. FO cannot observe. ... When the
primness patrol could no longer call in fire, the men stood down from the ..."
3. Silas Marner, the Weaver of Raveloe by George Eliot (1895)
"Miss Nancy kissed her aunt's cheek dutifully, and answered, with the same sort
of amiable primness, "Quite well, I thank you, aunt; and I hope I see you the ..."
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