priggishness
Morally superior attitude
Priggishness is the quality of being smugly self-righteous about morals or manners.
A priggish person makes a show of superior virtue, often by criticizing others' behavior or tastes: His priggishness about table manners made dinner uncomfortable.
The word carries contempt—priggishness is virtue performed rather than practiced.
Smug moral superiority
- sanctimoniousnessFeigned moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- prudishnessExcessive moral strictness
- moralismExcessive ethical preaching
judgmentalism · censoriousness · puritanism · primness · stuffiness · uprightness · rectitude · smugness
Pretentious social superiority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
disdain · pomposity · affectation · pretentiousness · snootiness · elitism · superiority · loftiness
Strict attention to detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- fussbudgetOverly particular person
pedantry · formalism · correctness · stickler · exactitude · rigidity · inflexibility · rule-following
self-righteousness
Smug moral superiority
- sanctimoniousnessFeigned moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- prudishnessExcessive moral strictness
moralism · judgmentalism · censoriousness · puritanism · primness · stuffiness · uprightness · rectitude · smugness · virtuousness
snobbery
Pretentious social superiority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
aloofness · disdain · pomposity · affectation · pretentiousness · snootiness · elitism · superiority · loftiness · standoffishness
punctiliousness
Strict attention to detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
fussbudget · pedantry · formalism · correctness · stickler · exactitude · rigidity · inflexibility · rule-following · literalism
- prudishnessprimness, prissiness, puritanism, stuffiness, uptightness
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- hypocrisyhypocrisy, hypocrite, sanctimony, two-faced, self-righteousness
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
- preachingsermonizing, homiletics, altar call, scripture reading, closing prayer
priggishnesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-deprecation · unpretentiousness · meekness · self-doubt
priggishnesstolerance
Willingness to accept difference
open-mindedness · broad-mindedness · permissiveness · liberality · acceptance
priggishnesseasygoingness
Relaxed, untroubled temperament
casualness · informality · relaxedness · naturalness · unaffectedness