Synonyms for puritan
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
- n. 1
A puritanical person.
Forms
- Plural
- puritans → prigs…
Example sentences
- puritanical It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| puritan | steady | |
| prude | rising | |
| puritanical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- prig1
- 5 letters
- prude1
- 11 letters
- puritanical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puritanical5 = 5 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- puritain
- Deutsch
- puritanisch
- Català
- purità