“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
adjective
morally rigorous and strict
“the puritan work ethic”
Word Forms
Puritanism
noun
strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
priggishness
noun
exaggerated and arrogant properness
primness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
prudishness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
puritan
noun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
puritanisch
von oder im Zusammenhang mit Puritanern oder Puritanismus
🇫🇷French
puritain
de ou lié aux puritains ou au puritanisme
🇪🇸Spanish
puritano
Perteneciente o relacionado con los puritanos o el puritanismo.
🇮🇹Italian
puritano
di o relativo ai puritani o al puritanesimo
🇳🇱Dutch
puriteins
van of gerelateerd aan puriteinen of puritanisme
🇵🇹Portuguese
puritano
de ou relacionado aos puritanos ou puritanismo
🇷🇺Russian
пуританский
пуритан или пуританства или относящихся к ним
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कड़ा
या प्यूरिटन या प्यूरिटनिज़्म से संबंधित
🇧🇩Bengali
পিউরিটানিকাল
পিউরিটান বা পিউরিটানিজম এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত
🇮🇳Tamil
தூய்மையான
பியூரிடன்ஸ் அல்லது பியூரிட்டனிசத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது
🇮🇳Telugu
పురిటానికల్
ప్యూరిటన్లు లేదా ప్యూరిటనిజంకు సంబంధించినది
🇮🇳Marathi
प्युरिटॅनिक
प्युरिटन्स किंवा प्युरिटानिझमचे किंवा संबंधित
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્યુરિટનિકલ
પ્યુરિટન્સ અથવા પ્યુરિટનિઝમના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ಯೂರಿಟಾನಿಕಲ್
ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ಯೂರಿಟನ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ಯೂರಿಟಾನಿಸಂಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്യൂരിറ്റാനിക്കൽ
പ്യൂരിറ്റൻസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്യൂരിറ്റനിസവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیوریٹینیکل
پیوریٹن یا پیوریٹنزم کا یا اس سے متعلق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
清教徒式的
属于或与清教徒或清教主义有关的
🇯🇵Japanese
清教徒的な
ピューリタンまたはピューリタニズムの、またはピューリタンまたはピューリタニズムに関する
🇰🇷Korean
청교도적인
청교도 또는 청교도주의에 관한 또는 관련된
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khăt khe
thuộc hoặc liên quan đến Thanh giáo hoặc Thanh giáo
🇹🇭Thai
เคร่งครัด
ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับ Puritans หรือ Puritanism
🇮🇩Indonesian
puritan
dari atau berkaitan dengan Puritan atau Puritanisme
🇲🇾Malay
puritan
daripada atau berkaitan dengan Puritan atau Puritanisme
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متزمت
من أو المتعلقة البيوريتانيين أو البيوريتانية
🇮🇷Persian
خالصانه
از یا مربوط به پیوریتن ها یا پیوریتانیسم
🇹🇷Turkish
püriten
Püritenlere veya Püritenliğe ait veya bunlarla ilgili
🇮🇱Hebrew
פוריטנית
של או בקשר לפוריטנים או לפוריטניות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'puritanical'?
The primary meaning of 'puritanical' is 'of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'puritanical' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'puritanical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'puritanical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'puritanical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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