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- [prood]
- /prud/
- /pruːd/
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- [prood]
- /prud/
Definitions of prude word
- noun prude a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. 1
- countable noun prude If you call someone a prude, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex. 0
- noun prude a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex 0
- noun prude a person who is overly modest or proper in behavior, dress, or speech, esp. in a way that annoys others 0
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Origin of prude
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < French prude a prude (noun), prudish (adj.), short for prudefemme, Old French prodefeme worthy or respectable woman. See proud, feme
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Parts of speech for Prude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prude popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prude
noun prude
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- goody two-shoes — goody-goody
- fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
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