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modestness vs prudishness

prudishness vs modestness

modestness and prudishness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modestness Yes No No No
prudishness Yes No No No
As nouns, prudishness is a hyponym of modestness; that is, prudishness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modestness:
  • modestness: freedom from vanity or conceit
  • prudishness: excessive or affected modesty
Other hyponyms of modestness include Grundyism, primness, prudery.
modestness (noun) prudishness (noun)
the property of being moderate in price or expenditures excessive or affected modesty
freedom from vanity or conceit
Difference between modestness and prudishness

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