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prudeness

prudeness noun: the quality or state of being prudish.

Noun

prudeness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being prudish.
    • I find that this time around, I'm writing with a little less prudeness."2009 September 3, Ayala Ben-Yehuda, “Shakira gets in touch with her animal nature”, in Toronto Star

Origin of prudeness

From prude + -ness.

Questions about prudeness

What does prudeness mean?
Prudeness means the quality or state of being prudish.
What part of speech is prudeness?
Prudeness is a noun.

Words near prudeness in the dictionary

  1. prudences
  2. prudencies
  3. Prudencio
  4. Prudencios
  5. prudency
  6. prudeness
  7. Prudens
  8. prudent
  9. prudent man rule
  10. prudent man rules
  11. Prudente

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