noun
1. excessive or affected modesty
• Syn: ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism
• Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim
• Hypernyms: ↑modesty, ↑modestness
2. exaggerated and arrogant properness
• Syn: ↑priggishness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑prim, ↑priggish (for: ↑priggishness)
• Hypernyms: ↑propriety, ↑properness, ↑correctitude
Useful english dictionary. 2012.