PRIGGISM

Meaning of PRIGGISM in English

Pronunciation: ' pri- ˌ gi-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: circa 1805

: stilted adherence to convention

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PRIGGISM — noun Date: circa 1805 stilted adherence to convention
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIGGISM — I. ˈpriˌgizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: prig (III) + -ism archaic : thievishness , roguery II. noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIGGISM — (n.) Roguery; thievery.
Английский словарь Webster
PRIGGISM — (n.) The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig.
Английский словарь Webster
PRIGGISM — ( n. ) The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIGGISM — ( n. ) Roguery; thievery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIGGISM — /prig"iz euhm/ , n. priggish character or ideas; priggishness. [ 1735-45; PRIG 1 + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIGGISM — noun Date: circa 1805 : stilted adherence to convention
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIGGISM — noun roguery; thievery. 2. priggism ·noun the quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig.
Webster English vocab
PRIGGISM — [prig.gism] n (ca. 1805): stilted adherence to convention
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRIGGERY — (n.) Priggism.
Английский словарь Webster
PRIGGERY — ( n. ) Priggism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIGGERY — noun priggism.
Webster English vocab
SNOBBERY — Synonyms and related words : affectation, clannishness, cliquishness, conceit, condescension, contemptuousness, disdain, disdainfulness, egotism, exclusiveness, haughtiness, hauteur, inflatedness, loftiness, lordliness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIGGERY — n. Pertness, conceit, coxcombry, priggism.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CONCEITEDNESS — n. Vanity, conceit, egotism, opinionatedness, self-conceit, self-complacency, self-sufficiency, priggery, priggishness, priggism.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CONCEIT — n. 1. Conception, image, notion, thought, fancy, imagination, idea, belief. 2. Whim, vagary, illusion, freak of fancy. 3. Opinion, estimate, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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