prissiness

/pɹˈɪsɪnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.

Word Origin Prissy comes from 'prim' (precise, formal), which is from Latin 'primus' 'first'. Prissiness is the quality of being overly precise and proper. The root 'prim' gives us 'prime', 'primitive', 'prince' (first citizen), and 'principal' (first). The idea is being so 'first-rate' that you become fussy. 'Precise' is from 'praecidere' 'to cut off short', so prissiness is about being cut-and-dried.

noun The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper. countable

Her prissiness made her uncomfortable in casual social settings.

(名词) 过分拘谨;拘泥;刻板;矫揉造作

她的过分讲究使她在随意的社交场合中感到不适。

(sustantivo) remilgo; gazmoñería; mojigatería; ñoñería [El estado o cualidad de ser excesivamente remilgado o correcto.]

Su remilgamiento la hacía sentir incómoda en entornos sociales informales.

(nom) pudibonderie; bégueulerie; pruderie [Caractère d'une personne exagérément guindée, prude ou excessivement convenable.]

Sa **prissiness** la mettait mal à l'aise dans les contextes sociaux décontractés.

(Substantiv) Zimperlichkeit; Prüderie [**Prissiness** *Substantiv, feminin* – Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, übertrieben steif, förmlich oder zimperlich zu sein.]

Ihre **Prissiness** machte sie in lockeren sozialen Situationen unbehaglich.

(名詞) 過度に几帳面で行儀がよすぎる状態または性質。

彼女の堅苦しさのために、カジュアルな社交の場で居心地が悪かった。

(substantivo) afetação; puritanismo; cerimoniosidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser excessivamente afetado ou convencial.]

O exagero de modos dela a deixava desconfortável em ambientes sociais descontraídos.

Word parts: prissi + ness

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