Synonyms for "prudishness" (21 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Noun(2 words)

pruderyantisexuality

antisexualitydiscriminationerotophobia

Strong matches (6)

Noun(2 words)

erotophobiagrundyism

false modestymeticulousnessparticularityprecision

Related words (10)

primnesspruderysanctimonysensitivityshamesmugnessstrictnessstuffinesstaste

Noun(1 words)

primness

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

modestnessmodesty

Synonyms

4 entries

antisexualityerotophobiaprimnessprudery

derived from

1 entries

prudish

related to

2 entries

pruderyprudish

Translations

11 translations across 7 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

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

Danish

2 entries

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

Dutch

1 entries

• preutsheid noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)

Finnish

3 entries

• kainostelevuus noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)
• sievistelevyys noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)
• tekosiveys noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)

French

1 entries

• pudibonderie noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)

German

1 entries

• Prüderie noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)

Polish

2 entries

• pruderia noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)
• pruderyjność noun (condition of being prudish; prudery)

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