prude
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noun \ˈprüd\Definition of PRUDE
: a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum; especially : a woman who shows or affects extreme modesty
See Examples of PRUDE
- He is too much of a prude to enjoy movies containing sex and violence.
- <the racy sitcom frequently satirizes exactly the sort of prude who would like to see the show taken off the air>
Origin of PRUDE
French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prode femme
First Known Use: 1704
Related to PRUDE
- Synonyms
- bluenose, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, puritan, wowser [chiefly Australian]
- Antonyms
- immoralist
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