Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prudery \Prud"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pruderies}. [F. pruderie. See
   {Prude}.]
   The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected
   scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
   --Cowper.

Source : WordNet®

prudery
     n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudishness},
          {Grundyism}]