prude

prude

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

Examples of PRUDE

1. He is too much of a prude to enjoy movies containing sex and violence.
2. <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

Related Words: moralizer; goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes; fuddy-duddy, old maid, prig, spoilsport, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms: libertarian, libertine; misbehaver

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Rhymes with PRUDE

brood, crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, pood, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud