Prudery

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prudery \Prud"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pruderies}. [F. pruderie. See
     {Prude}.]
     The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected
     scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
     --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prudery
       n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudishness},
            {Grundyism}]