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Webster 1913 Edition


Primness

Prim′ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.

Webster 1828 Edition


Primness

PRIM'NESS

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Noun.
[from prim.] Affected formality or niceness; stiffness; preciseness.

Definition 2024


primness

primness

English

Noun

primness (usually uncountable, plural primnesses)

  1. The quality or state of being prim, precise, or proper.