Prim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assume a prim appearance

contract one's lips

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈɪm/.

Examples

They mince and prim
She primmed her lips after every bite of food
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strait-laced twee niminy-piminy prudish victorian square-toed prim up tight-laced priggish straight-laced prissy dainty straightlaced prim out puritanical straitlaced mincing

Parts of Speech

verb	assume a prim appearance “They mince and prim”
verb	contract one's lips “She primmed her lips after every bite of food”
verb	dress primly
adjective	affectedly dainty or refined
adjective	exaggeratedly proper “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”

Word Forms

primness	noun	excessive or affected modesty
priggishness	noun	exaggerated and arrogant properness
prudishness	noun	excessive or affected modesty
puritan	noun	a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

prime

prendre une apparence impeccable

🇪🇸Spanish

remilgado

asumir una apariencia remilgada

🇮🇹Italian

primitivo

assumere un aspetto primitivo

🇳🇱Dutch

prima

een verzorgd uiterlijk aannemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

afetado

assumir uma aparência afetada

🇷🇺Russian

чопорный

принять чопорный вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रस्मी

एक प्रमुख उपस्थिति ग्रहण करें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাইম

একটি প্রাথমিক চেহারা অনুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மையானது

ஒரு முதன்மையான தோற்றத்தை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రైమ్

ఒక ప్రధాన రూపాన్ని ఊహించుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राइम

एक प्राथमिक स्वरूप गृहीत धरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રિમ

પ્રાથમિક દેખાવ ધારણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೈಮ್

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൈം

ഒരു പ്രാഥമിക രൂപം അനുമാനിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਦਿੱਖ ਮੰਨ ਲਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرائم

ایک ابتدائی ظہور فرض کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古板的

装出一本正经的样子

🇯🇵Japanese

プリム

端正な外見をとる

🇰🇷Korean

꼼꼼한

단정한 모습을 취하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm trang

có vẻ ngoài nguyên sơ

🇮🇩Indonesian

formal

berpenampilan prima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أولي

تفترض مظهرًا أوليًا

🇹🇷Turkish

ilkel

ilkel bir görünüm üstlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִצטַנֵעַ

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'prim' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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