Word: prudism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pru
di
sm
Definition: prudishness; excessive or affected modesty
Morphemes:
Affix: prude
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Prudish; exaggeratedly proper
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prude
Language: fro
Decoded: prude
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: feminine singular of pruz.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.