- old-maidishness
- noun see old maid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
old-maidishness
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old-maidishness — old maid·ish·ness … English syllables
old-maidishness — noun ( es) : the prim conservatism of an old maid … Useful english dictionary
old maid — noun Date: circa 1530 1. spinster 3 2. a prim fussy person < he was a real old maid about burning rubbish R. C. Ruark > 3. a simple card game in which cards are matched in pairs and the player holding the unmatched card at the end loses • old… … New Collegiate Dictionary
old-maidish — /oʊld ˈmeɪdɪʃ/ (say ohld maydish) adjective lacking a broad minded approach that comes from experience; prim. {old maid + ish1} –old maidishly, adverb –old maidishness, noun …
priggishness — n 1. prudery, prudishness, puritan icalness, overmodesty, old maidishness, Grundyism; hideboundness, strait lacedness, buckram, stiffness, stiff neckedness, strictness, severity, formality; snobbery, snobbishness, stiltedness, Sl. snootiness, Sl … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
