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Detailed Translations for primness from English to French

primness:

primness [the ~] noun

  1. the primness
    la pudibonderie; la bégueulerie

Translation Matrix for primness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bégueulerie primness
pudibonderie primness
- Grundyism; priggishness; prudery; prudishness

Related Words for "primness":

  • prim

Synonyms for "primness":


Related Definitions for "primness":

  1. exaggerated and arrogant properness1
  2. excessive or affected modesty1

prim:


Translation Matrix for prim:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- prim out; prim up
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dainty; mincing; niminy-piminy; twee
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- finical; prudish

Related Words for "prim":


Synonyms for "prim":


Related Definitions for "prim":

  1. affectedly dainty or refined1
  2. dress primly1
  3. contract one's lips1
    • She primmed her lips after every bite of food1
  4. assume a prim appearance1
    • They mince and prim1

Wiktionary Translations for prim:

prim
adjective
  1. prudish
prim
adjective
  1. Qui est plein d’afféterie dans son air, dans ses manières, dans son langage.
  2. Qui remplace la nature par l’art ou l’artifice.
  3. (familier, fr) Sottement pudibond, exagérément prude et qui se donne des airs de vertu.
  4. pudibond ; raide ; grave ; prude ; contraint ; guindé.
  5. péjoratif|nocat=1

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
prim formel formellförmlich, unter (gewissenhafter) Beachtung der Form, der (äußeren) Form nach