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prude (noun)

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  • prude — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. DERIVATIVES prudish adjective prudery noun. ORIGIN from French prudefemme good woman and true …   English terms dictionary

  • prude — [ prud ] noun count someone who is very easily shocked or embarrassed by anything relating to sex. This word shows that you think people like this are silly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prude — noun I never knew a boy to be such a prude Syn: puritan, prig, killjoy, moralist, pietist; informal goody goody …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • prude — noun a person who is easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. Derivatives prudery noun Origin C18: from Fr., back form. from prudefemme, feminine of prud homme good man and true …   English new terms dictionary

  • prude — noun Etymology: French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prode femme Date: 1704 a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum; especially a woman who shows or affects… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prude — noun /pruːd/ A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature. See Also: prudery, prudish …   Wiktionary

  • prude — noun (C) someone who is too easily shocked by anything connected with sex …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Prude — A prude (Old French prude ) [cite web | title=Prude yourDictionary.com | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company | url=http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/p/p0625700.html | accessdate=2007 04 07 ] is a person who is described as being overly concerned… …   Wikipedia

  • prude — UK [pruːd] / US [prud] noun [countable] Word forms prude : singular prude plural prudes showing disapproval someone who is very easily shocked or embarrassed by anything relating to sex. This word shows that you think people like this are silly …   English dictionary

  • prude — /prud / (say proohd) noun a person who affects extreme modesty or propriety. {French: a prude, as adjective, prudish, backformation from Old French preudefeme, prodefeme worthy or respectable woman} …  

  • prude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. formalist, puritan, prig. See affectation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prig, puritan, old maid, prudish person, prune*, priss*, sourpuss*, Mrs. Grundy*, stick in the mud*, spoilsport*, wet blanket*,… …   English dictionary for students

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