primness
1Primness — Prim ness, n. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness. [1913 Webster] …
2primness — prim ► ADJECTIVE (primmer, primmest) ▪ feeling or showing disapproval of anything improper; stiffly correct. DERIVATIVES primly adverb primness noun. ORIGIN probably from Old French prin, excellent, delicate , from Latin primus first …
3primness — noun see prim II …
4primness — See primly. * * * …
5primness — noun The quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper …
6primness — Synonyms and related words: Quakerishness, buckram, censoriousness, ceremonial, ceremoniousness, ceremony, demureness, demurity, dignity, extrinsicality, false modesty, form, formality, formalization, gravity, hideboundness, impersonality,… …
7primness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prudery, prudishness, priggishness; formality; preciousness, stiffness. See affectation …
8primness — prim·ness || prɪmnɪs n. precision, formality, rigidity, fastidiousness (about behavior) …
9primness — n. Stiffness, formality, affected niceness, preciseness …
10primness — prim·ness …
