prudery

English

Etymology

First attested in 1709. prude +‎ -ery and from French pruderie.[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːdəɹi/

Noun

prudery (countable and uncountable, plural pruderies)

(uncountable) The condition of being prudish; prudishness
(countable) Prudish behaviour

Synonyms

Translations

condition of being prudish; prudishness

Bulgarian: фалшива скромност (falšiva skromnost)
Danish: sippethed c, snerperi n
German: Prüderie (de) f
Hungarian: prüdéria (hu)
Polish: pruderia (pl) f, pruderyjność (pl) f
Portuguese: pudor (pt) m
Turkish: iffet (tr), iffetçilik

prudish behaviour

Dutch: preutsheid (nl)
German: Prüderie (de) f
Hungarian: prüdéria (hu)
Polish: pruderia (pl) f, pruderyjność (pl) f
Turkish: iffetçilik

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “prudery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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