pudency

pu·den·cy

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pyood-n-see]
- /ˈpyud n si/
- /ˈpjuː.dən.sɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pyood-n-see]
- /ˈpyud n si/

Definitions of pudency word

noun pudency modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness. 1
noun pudency modesty, shame, or prudishness 0
noun pudency modesty or prudishness 0

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Origin of pudency

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < Late Latin pudentia shame, equivalent to Latin pudent- (stem of pudēns, present participle of pudēre to be ashamed) + -ia -y3; see -ency

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Parts of speech for Pudency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pudency

pudency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pudency

noun pudency

discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.

Just one Synonym for pudency