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puritan |
Grep of noun puritan puritan puritanism Overview of noun puritan The noun puritan has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. puritan -- (adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures) 2. prude, puritan -- (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum) Overview of adj puritan The adj puritan has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blue, puritan, puritanic, puritanical -- (morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior") Antonyms of adj puritan 1 sense of puritan Sense 1 blue(postnominal), puritan, puritanic, puritanical INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent Similarity of adj puritan 1 sense of puritan Sense 1 blue(postnominal), puritan, puritanic, puritanical => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent) Attributes of adj puritan Familiarity of adj puritan puritan used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj puritan puritan puritanic puritanical Overview of noun puritan The noun puritan has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. puritan -- (adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures) 2. prude, puritan -- (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum) Overview of adj puritan The adj puritan has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blue, puritan, puritanic, puritanical -- (morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior")
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