- priggism
- noun Date: circa 1805 stilted adherence to convention
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
priggism
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Priggism — Prig gism, n. 1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig. Ed. Rev. [1913 Webster] 2. Roguery; thievery. [Obs.] Fielding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
priggism — /prig iz euhm/, n. priggish character or ideas; priggishness. [1735 45; PRIG1 + ISM] * * * … Universalium
priggism — prig·gism … English syllables
priggism — I. ˈpriˌgizəm noun ( s) Etymology: prig (III) + ism archaic : thievishness, roguery II … Useful english dictionary
Vanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity Sgm: N 1 conceit conceit conceitedness Sgm: N 1 self conceit self conceit self complacency self confidence self sufficiency self esteem self love self approba … English dictionary for students
Priggery — Prig ger*y, n. Priggism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snobbery — Synonyms and related words: affectation, clannishness, cliquishness, conceit, condescension, contemptuousness, disdain, disdainfulness, egotism, exclusiveness, haughtiness, hauteur, inflatedness, loftiness, lordliness, narcissism, pomposity,… … Moby Thesaurus
conceit — n. 1. Conception, image, notion, thought, fancy, imagination, idea, belief. 2. Whim, vagary, illusion, freak of fancy. 3. Opinion, estimate, estimation, judgment, impression. 4. Vanity, conceitedness, egotism, self conceit, self complacency, self … New dictionary of synonyms
conceitedness — n. Vanity, conceit, egotism, opinionatedness, self conceit, self complacency, self sufficiency, priggery, priggishness, priggism … New dictionary of synonyms
priggery — n. Pertness, conceit, coxcombry, priggism … New dictionary of synonyms
