priggishness

• Nom désignant une affectation exagérée et hautaine de bienséance ou de supériorité morale.

A noun referring to an exaggerated and arrogant display of propriety or moral superiority.

indénombrable

1. Exaggerated and arrogant propernessC1formal

   The quality of being excessively and self-righteously proper, moralistic, or strict in behavior, often in an irritating way.

   Pédanterie moralisatrice

   • His priggishness made him unpopular among his classmates.
   • She displayed a tiresome priggishness when correcting others' grammar.
   • The committee's priggishness prevented any creative ideas from being accepted.

   Synonymesmoralismpietismprimnessprudishnesspuritanismsanctimoniousnesssmugnessstuffiness

   Antonymesimmoralitylicentiousnessloosenesspermissiveness