Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; extreme or affected modesty, demureness, or propriety, esp. in relation to sexual matters.

The state or quality of being prim; an instance of this.

The behaviour or conduct of a prig (prig, n.3 4a).

Priggishness, self-righteous moralism; excessive precision in matters of learning, manners, etc. Now rare.

The quality of being prudish; extreme or affected modesty or propriety, esp. in relation to sexual matters.

Affected primness or coyness, genteelness, sentimentality.

= missishness, n.

Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; = prudery, n. 1.

Excessive opposition to, or censorship of, supposed immorality in art or literature; prudery.

Excessive prudishness of speech or behaviour; genteelism; an instance of this; a euphemism.