prudery

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English

Etymology

[1709] prude +‎ -ery and from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French pruderie, 1666.^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

prudery (countable and uncountable, plural pruderies)

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

Synonyms

Translations

condition of being prudish; prudishness

Danish: sippethed c, snerperi n
German: Prüderie (de) f
Hungarian: prüdéria (hu)
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Portuguese: pudor (pt) m
Turkish: iffet (tr), iffetçilik

prudish behaviour

Dutch: preutsheid (nl)
German: Prüderie (de) f
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Hungarian: prüdéria (hu)
Turkish: iffetçilik

References

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

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