strait-laced (redirected from strait-lacedness)

strait-laced or straight-laced (strtlst)

adj.

1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.

2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.

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[strait, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from lace).]

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strait-laced·ly (-lsd-l, -lstl) adv.

strait-laced·ness n.

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strait-laced, straight-laced

adj

prudish or puritanical

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

strait-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

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strait-laced straight-laced

adjective puritanical, proper, prim, narrow, Victorian, strict, narrow-minded, moralistic, of the old school, prudish, old-maidish (informal), overscrupulous, niminy-piminy He was criticized for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
relaxed, uninhibited, broad-minded, loose, immoral, earthy, unreserved

Translations

strait-laced [ˈstreɪtˈleɪst] ADJ → puritano

strait-laced [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] adj → puritano/a

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strait-laced [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] adj → puritano/a