What is "prudery" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "prudery": excessive or affected modesty

Noun

Synonyms:

simplicity, reticence, propriety, purity, decency, humility, virtue, diffidence, humbleness, demureness, timidity, quietness, self-effacement, constraint, delicacy, inhibition, meekness, chastity, innocence, bashfulness, unpretentiousness, celibacy, coyness, reserve, unostentatiousness, discreetness, unobtrusiveness, lack of pretension, pretentiousness, snobbery, puritanism, rigidity, tension, formality, constraint, precision, rigor, firmness, diffidence, demureness, chastity, reticence, quietness, humility, delicacy, innocence, constraint, propriety, inhibition, lowliness, purity, decency, meekness, bashfulness, celibacy, coyness, reserve, discreetness, lack of pretension, self-efface, demureness, humility, purity, diffidence, self-effacement, chastity, bashfulness, simplicity, humbleness, virtue, timidity, delicacy, reticence, inhibition, coyness, decency, innocence, unpretentiousness, constraint, quietness, celibacy, propriety, meekness, reserve, unostentatiousness, discreetness, unobtrusiveness, lack of pretension, demureness, humility, purity, diffidence, chastity, bashfulness, simplicity, humbleness, virtue, timidity, delicacy, reticence, inhibition, coyness, decency, innocence, unpretentiousness, constraint, quietness, celibacy, propriety, meekness, reserve, unostentatiousness, discreetness, unobtrusiveness, lack of pretension,

Antonyms:

impropriety, boldness, arrogance, braveness, conceit, courage, ego, self-confidence, immorality, confidence, pride, flexibility, informality, pliability, relaxation, ease, flaccidity, limpness, boldness, impurity, impropriety, confidence, pride, immorality, impurity, boldness, evil, impropriety, pride, confidence, immorality, impurity, boldness, evil, impropriety, pride, confidence, immorality,