Synonyms for "prudery" (13 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

prudishnessantisexuality

antisexuality

Strong matches (4)

erotophobiafalse modesty

Noun(2 words)

erotophobiagrundyism

Related words (6)

primnessprudishnesssanctimonysmugnessstuffiness

Noun(1 words)

primness

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

2 entries

modestnessmodesty

Synonyms

4 entries

antisexualityerotophobiaprimnessprudishness

derived from

3 entries

prudeprudentprudential

distinct from

1 entries

modesty

related to

2 entries

prudishprudishness

Translations

16 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• фалшива скромност noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)

Danish

2 entries

• sippethed noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• snerperi noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)

Dutch

1 entries

• preutsheid noun (prudish behaviour)

German

2 entries

• Prüderie noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• Prüderie noun (prudish behaviour)

Hungarian

2 entries

• prüdéria noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• prüdéria noun (prudish behaviour)

Polish

4 entries

• pruderia noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• pruderia noun (prudish behaviour)
• pruderyjność noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• pruderyjność noun (prudish behaviour)

Portuguese

1 entries

• pudor noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)

Turkish

3 entries

• iffet noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• iffetçilik noun (condition of being prudish; prudishness)
• iffetçilik noun (prudish behaviour)

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