"prudishness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prudishnesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English prudish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English prudishness From prudish + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|prudish|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English prudish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English prudishness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prudishness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prudishness"> From prudish + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} prudishness (usually uncountable, plural prudishnesses)
  1. The condition of being prudish; prudery Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: prudery, erotophobia, antisexuality Translations (condition of being prudish; prudery): фалшива скромност (falšiva skromnost) (Bulgarian), sippethed [common-gender] (Danish), snerperi [neuter] (Danish), preutsheid [feminine] (Dutch), sievistelevyys (Finnish), kainostelevuus (Finnish), tekosiveys (Finnish), pudibonderie [feminine] (French), Prüderie [feminine] (German), pruderia [feminine] (Polish), pruderyjność [feminine] (Polish), pudor [masculine] (Spanish), mojigatez [feminine] (Spanish), mojigatería [feminine] (Spanish), gazmoñería [feminine] (Spanish), pudibundez [feminine] (Spanish), santurronería [feminine] (Spanish), pacatería [feminine] (Spanish), cartuchismo [Chile, masculine] (Spanish)

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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "condition of being prudish; prudery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pacatería"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "condition of being prudish; prudery",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cartuchismo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prudishness"
}

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