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prudishness vs modestness

modestness vs prudishness

prudishness and modestness both are nouns.

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

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