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prudism

prudism noun: prudishness.

Noun

prudism (uncountable)

  1. prudishness

Origin of prudism

From prude + -ism.

Questions about prudism

What does prudism mean?
Prudism means prudishness.
What part of speech is prudism?
Prudism is a noun.

Words near prudism in the dictionary

  1. prudifying
  2. prudish
  3. prudishly
  4. prudishness
  5. prudishnesses
  6. prudism
  7. prudist
  8. prudistic
  9. prudists
  10. prudity
  11. Prudnik

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