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Definition of Prudishness
1. Noun. Excessive or affected modesty.
Generic synonyms: Modestness, Modesty
Derivative terms: Prim, Prim, Prudish
Definition of Prudishness
1. Noun. The condition of being prudish; prudery ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prudishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prudishness
Literary usage of Prudishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pictures of Life in England and America: Prose and Poetry by Dean Dudley (1851)
"... Of temper sweet, a generous heart, Devoid of prudishness" and art; Who cannot
smile at sorrow's tear, Or breathe a sigh when I am near. ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"An obvious result of reducing the feeling about nakedness to an unreasoning but
imperative convention is the tendency to prudishness. This, as we know, ..."
3. The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform by James Harvey Robinson (1921)
"Nevertheless, modern prudishness, as it prevails especially in Eng- ... have shown
that prudishness is not always an indication of exceptional purity, ..."
4. Analysis of the Sexual Impulse: Love and Pain; the Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis (1913)
"This is becoming especially noticeable at the University of Chicago, where
prudishness interferes with classical, biological, sociological, ..."
5. Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis (1910)
"An obvious result of reducing the feeling about nakedness to an unreasoning but
imperative convention is the tendency to prudishness. This, as we know, ..."
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