Synonyms for prudery
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of being prudish; prudishness
Forms
- Plural
- pruderies → prudishnesses, primnesses, demurenesses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prudery | falling | |
| prudishness | rising | |
| primness | rising | |
| demureness | rising | |
| erotophobia | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- primness
- 10 letters
- demureness
- 11 letters
- prudishness, erotophobia
- 13 letters
- antisexuality
In other languages
- Français
- pruderie
- Italiano
- pudicizia
- Español
- mojigatería