Definitions for PRIM
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, tweeadjective

   affectedly dainty or refined

2. priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianverb

   exaggeratedly proper

   "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

3. primverb

   assume a prim appearance

   "They mince and prim"

4. primverb

   contract one's lips

   "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

5. prim, prim up, prim outverb

   dress primly

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. primverb

   To make affectedly precise or proper.

2. primverb

   To dress or act smartly.

3. primadjective

   prudish, overly correct in behaviour, straight-laced

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Primadjective

   Formal; precise; affectedly nice.

   Etymology: by contraction from primitive.

   A ball of new dropt horse’s dung,
   Mingling with apples in the throng,
   Said to the pippin, plump and prim,
   See, brother, how we apples swim. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

2. To Primverb

   To deck up precisely; to form to an affected nicety.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prim

   Prim refers to someone being formal, proper, or neat in their behavior or appearance, often to an excessive degree, demonstrating stiffness or precision in manners and moral conduct.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Primnoun

   the privet

2. Primadjective

   formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person

3. Primverb

   to deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink

4. Primverb

   to dress or act smartly

5. Etymology: [See Privet.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prim

   Prim is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. Prim is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 225 and Arkansas Highway 263 9 miles north-northeast of Greers Ferry. Prim has a post office with ZIP code 72130.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prim

   prim, adj. exact and precise in manner: affectedly nice.—v.t. to deck with great nicety: to form with affected preciseness:—pr.p. prim′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. primmed.—adv. Prim′ly.—n. Prim′ness. [O. Fr. prim, fem. prime—L. primus, prima, first.]

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1. prim

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2. PRIM

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRIM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prim is ranked #14713 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Prim surname appeared 2,019 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Prim.
   
   59.6% or 1,205 total occurrences were White.
   28.3% or 572 total occurrences were Black.
   5.7% or 117 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.9% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Compress
   • Dress

How to pronounce PRIM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PRIM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRIM in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRIM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PRIM in a Sentence

1. Bruce Paltrow:

   What people are surprised about me, when they meet me or work with me or hang out with me, is I have a really, really, really dirty sense of humor, people think I'm pretty buttoned-up and prim and proper, but just tell me a joke about balls or something.

2. Michael Trotsky:

   There are no greater skeptics of hedge funds than PRIM.

3. Miss America:

   I think that people have the wrong idea about what Miss America is all about because it’s not just about getting dressed up and being prim and proper and being perfect on stage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PRIM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prim
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PRIM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PRIM
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PRIM
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PRIM
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html