priggishness
priggishness — noun
1. the attitude of someone who is too sure their own behaviour is morally right, an
the attitude of someone who is too sure their own behaviour is morally right, and who openly disapproves of people who act differently
Lotte could not hide her irritation at the priggishness of the new librarian.
priggishness + of [person]
Lukas mistook priggishness for good manners and wondered why people avoided him.
mistook priggishness for [noun]
Nala's priggishness about table manners embarrassed her children at the restaurant.
The priggishness on display at the committee meeting put everyone in a bad mood.
Paul's priggishness irritated Tariq when he lectured the group about arriving late.
- self-righteousness
broader term for conviction of one's own moral superiority; does not always include the open disapproval that priggishness emphasises
- sanctimony
more formal, often carries religious or holier-than-thou overtones
- smugness
general self-satisfaction that need not involve morality; you can feel smug about winning a game, but you would not call that priggishness
- pomposity
self-importance and exaggerated dignity; less about moral judgment and more about inflating one's own status
- humility
the quality of not thinking you are better than others
- open-mindedness
willingness to accept different ways of behaving without judgment
文法句型
priggishness about [topic]
priggishness of [person]
accuse [someone] of priggishness
用法筆記
Typically uncountable. The most common patterns are 'priggishness about something' (the topic of moral judgment) and 'the priggishness of someone' (the person showing the attitude).