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I mean, I'll say the filthiest things in the world, but when it comes down to it, I'm kind of a prude.
Andy Richter

Meaning of "prude" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRUDE

From French, from prudefemme, from Old French prode femme respectable woman.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRUDE

prude  [pruːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prude

A prude is a person who is described as being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards. They may be perceived as being more uncomfortable than most with sexuality or nudity. The name is generally considered a pejorative term to suggest fear and contempt of human sexuality and excessive, unusual modesty stemming from such a negative view of sexuality. It is hence unflattering, often used as an insult. A person with such attitude to sexuality may have reservations about nudity, public display of sexual affection, discussion of sexual matters, participating in romantic or sexual activity—reservations that exceed normal prevailing community standards. Exhibiting fear and discomfort with sexuality may be associated with advocating censorship of sexuality or nudity in the media, avoiding or condemning any public display of affection, however, some of these positions can have a different and even totally opposite motivation.

Definition of prude in the English dictionary

The definition of prude in the dictionary is a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRUDE


brood
bruːd
crude
kruːd
detrude
dɪˈtruːd
extrude
ɪkˈstruːd
foulbrood
ˈfaʊlˌbruːd
Froude
fruːd
Holyrood
ˈhɒlɪˌruːd
home-brewed
ˈhəʊmˌbruːd
intrude
ɪnˈtruːd
Nimrud
nɪmˈruːd
obtrude
əbˈtruːd
overrude
ˌəʊvəˈruːd
protrude
prəˈtruːd
rood
ruːd
rude
ruːd
screwed
skruːd
shrewd
ʃruːd
subtrude
sʌbˈtruːd
unaccrued
ˌʌnəˈkruːd
uncrewed
ʌnˈkruːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRUDE

prudence
prudent
prudential
prudentialism
prudentialist
prudentiality
prudentially
Prudentius
prudently
prudery
prudish
prudishly
prudishness
pruina
pruinose
prunable
prune
prunella
prunelle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRUDE

altitude
amplitude
attitude
Claude
conclude
dude
exclude
gratitude
heavy crude
include
Jude
latitude
longitude
magnitude
multitude
nude
order of magnitude
prelude
solitude
unrude

Synonyms and antonyms of prude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRUDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prude» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prude

Translation of «prude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRUDE

Find out the translation of prude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 一本正经的人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mojigato
570 millions of speakers

English

prude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ханжа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pudico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনয়াভিমানী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

personne pudibonde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prude
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prüder Mensch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

慎み深さを装う人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내숭 떠는 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prude
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn bà nghiêm cẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாணமுள்ளவள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रचलित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı namuslu geçinen kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puritano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świętoszek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ханжа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mironosiță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεμνότυφη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preuts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pryd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snerpete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRUDE»

The term «prude» is regularly used and occupies the 72.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRUDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prude

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6 QUOTES WITH «PRUDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prude.
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Brian Lamb
I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, 'Why have we gone there?' It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap. It's so easy.
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Roxanne McKee
My mum certainly isn't a prude, nor is my brother, so I think I'm lucky to have a family like that.
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Sue Naegle
I'm actually totally the prude of my family.
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Andy Richter
I mean, I'll say the filthiest things in the world, but when it comes down to it, I'm kind of a prude.
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Erin Wasson
In the United States of America, we are so liberal-minded on so many different aspects, but for some reason there's always going to be this weird connection with nudity being a bad thing. Americans can be so prude sometimes.
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Pete Wentz
I'll be honest: I was a super-late bloomer, and I was kind of a prude.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRUDE»

Discover the use of prude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and ...
I. n a world threatened by lifeordeath issues like terrorism, the hypersexualization of American society, though regrettable, hardly seems to constitute an urgent problem. But while attention is focused on the most pressing issues of the day, ...
Carol Platt Liebau, 2009
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The Prude
Voltaire. IfThe Prude The Prude By Voltaire Translation by William F. Fleming Start. Front Cover.
Voltaire, 2013
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Player and the Prude [Men of Holsum College 4]
Player. and. the. Prude. Brooks Price loves a challenge. So when a frenemy dares him to sleep with a dorky, over-tall film major, Brooks amps up his considerable charm. Matt Porter can't guess why Brooks is flirting with him. Raised religious ...
Daisy Harris
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The Works of M. de Voltaire: Zara. The prude. Pandora
Voltaire, Tobias George Smollett, Thomas Francklin. MONDOR. Ay, this, my friend, is the way to live. D ARMIN. But whither must I follow her ? . COLLETTE. Every where, for she runs about from morning to night, and sees every thing ; plays, ...
Voltaire, Tobias George Smollett, Thomas Francklin, 1762
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The Passionate Prude
Deirdre Fenton's attempts to extricate her lovesick brother from his latest folly--the pursuit of Mrs.
Elizabeth Thornton, 1988
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Wrongness, Wisdom, and Wilderness: Toward a Libertarian ...
her to read the book while Prude does not. The worst outcome for Lewd is the one where neither she nor Prude are elevated by the book. The preference orderings of Lewd and Prude, then, can be summarized as follows: Lewd Prude Both ...
Tal Scriven, 1997
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Natural Reasons: Personality and Polity
Sen illustrates the incompatibility of an unrestriced Paretian principle and a liberal principle with the case of Prude and Lewd and a risque book such as Lady Chatterley's Lover.29 There are three alternatives: no one reads the book, Prude  ...
S. L. Hurley, 1992
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Ill-Gotten Gains: Evasion, Blackmail, Fraud, and Kindred ...
This would mean, for instance, that if Mr. Lewd enjoys reading and rereading Lady Chatterly's Lover and Mr. Prude ... regardless of how much this offends Prude, and Prude is free to avoid it, regardless of how much such prud- ishness irks ...
Leo Katz, 1996
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Utilitarianism and Beyond
In Sen's example, one individual, the prude, objects to having to read a book which he regards as obscene, and objects even more strongly to a second individual, the lewd, reading it. The lewd, on the other hand, regards the book as worthy ...
Amartya Sen, Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, 1982
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Economic Analysis and Moral Philosophy
Sen's motivating example involves two individuals, "Lewd" and "Prude" and a copy of D. H. Lawrence's novel. Lady Chatterley's lover. Lewd most prefers that both he and Prude read Lady Chatterley's lover. If only one should read it, however.
Daniel M. Hausman, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officer Catches Shooting Suspects After Car Runs Stop Sign
Riyin Prude-Fuentes, 19, of Nicholson Drive, Newington, was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
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I didn't think I was a prude, then I had a massage in Croatia
Sometimes things don't go as planned – and those moments often make for the best stories. Tripping columns offer readers a chance to share their wild ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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Word Origin Comics: Being a Prude While Maintaining Your Pride
Prude and prejudice? You'd better believe it. Seemingly everyone has it in for her... the prude that is. Ambrose Bierce defined her in his Devil's Dictionary as "a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Are you a prude or a whore? This measuring guide has the answer
Do you have a blouse that screams “asking for it”? What about a pair of heels that announces to the world that you are “a slut”? In fact how can women tell how ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
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Does Your Style Make You a Prude or a Tease?
You can never win: If you button up that collar too tightly, you're a prude, but if you show cleavage, you're a tease. If you opt for flats, you're old-fashioned, but ... «POPSUGAR, Mar 15»
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Are You a 'Prude,' a 'Slut,' Or a 'Bore'? Powerful Ad Shows What …
If you're not a "prude," you're a "bore" or a "tease" or maybe you're even "asking for it." It's a trap that's been set up for us, because those scales shouldn't be ... «The Stir, Mar 15»
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Is Prude Shaming The New Slut-Shaming? Both Judgmental …
Cristen of Stuff Mom Never Told You not only believes that prude shaming is a real thing, but that it's actually connected to slut shaming. “It's all judging people, ... «Bustle, Feb 15»
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Rios Lavarr Prude Wanted By Brevard County Sheriff
Rios Lavarr Prude, above, is 6-feet-1 inches tall and weighs approximately 173 pounds. Prude has ties to the Cocoa/Rockledge area. (BCSO image). WANTED: ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Dec 14»
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Is Prude the New Nude? Say Goodbye to Topless Sunbathing and …
If you'd like to take a naked vacation anytime soon – or just watch other people do it – you'd better hurry up. Your options may be dwindling. Somebody called ... «Yahoo Travel, Sep 14»
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I ma prude: Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba is known for her sexy screen roles and status as one of the world's most desirable women, but the actress says she is a “prude” in real life. «The Hindu, Aug 14»

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