pudente

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pudentis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈdẽ.tɨ/ [puˈðẽ.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈdẽ.tɨ/ [puˈðẽ.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈdẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧den‧te

Adjective

pudente m or f (plural pudentes)

1. easily ashamed

   Antonym: impudico

2. prudish (easily offended or shocked)

Synonyms

• pudico
• pudibundo
• pudoroso
• recatado

Related terms

• pudicícia

Further reading

• “pudente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pudente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026