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Princeton's WordNet
prude, puritannoun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Wiktionary
prudenoun
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Etymology: From prude, from prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud, from. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prudenoun
A woman over nice and scrupulous, and with false affectation.
Etymology: prude, Fr.
The graver prude sinks downward to a gnome,
In search of mischief, still on earth to roam. Alexander Pope.Not one careless thought intrudes,
Less modest than the speech of prudes. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Prude
A prude (Old French prude meaning honourable woman) is a person who is described as (or would describe themselves 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.The degree of prudery understood as fearful contempt of human sexuality can vary among different cultures and traditions.Another use of "prude" is as a label and an insult directed to anybody having reservations resulting from standards of modesty or even any moral standards and beliefs or which are not shared by the offender. Thus one can be labeled a "prude" for expressing reservations about drinking alcohol, or consuming other drugs, or participating in mischief. When prudishness or prudish attitudes are viewed as part of a wider process it is sometimes called prudification.In this meaning, the term generally has a relative sense. For example, one may be viewed as having relatively lax standards regarding sexuality and drug usage compared to the overall population in which one resides, but compared to a smaller, specific subculture with more permissive standards, one may appear to be unduly strict and thus be labeled a prude when one refuses to participate in more liberal seeming behaviors.Synonyms of "prude" include: patty da prude, goody-goody (in certain contexts), and Mrs Grundy.
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prude
A prude is a person who is excessively concerned with propriety or modesty, particularly in matters of sex or clothing. They are often seen as having an overly rigid or old-fashioned moral code, and they may be easily shocked by anything deemed inappropriate or vulgar.
Webster Dictionary
Prudeadjective
a woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech
Etymology: [F., prudish, originally, discreet, modest; shortened from OF. prudefeme, preudefeme, a discreet or excellent woman; OF. preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of + fete woman. See Prow, a., Prowess.]
Wikidata
Prude
A prude is a person who is described as being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing community 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 out 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. Thus advocating limits on public displays of sexuality and nudity might be motivated by moral concerns about degrading the dignity of involved persons and concerns about debasing and degrading the value of sex rather than by a negative attitude to sexuality.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prude
prōōd, n. a woman of affected modesty: one who pretends extreme propriety.—n. Pru′dery, manners of a prude: pretended or overdone strictness of manner or behaviour.—adj. Pru′dish, like a prude: affectedly modest or reserved: stiff: severe.—adv. Pru′dishly.—n. Pru′dishness. [O. Fr. prode, fem. of prou, prod, excellent.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
PRUDE
A native of Boston.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PRUDE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prude is ranked #19567 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Prude surname appeared 1,379 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Prude.
71.7% or 990 total occurrences were Black.
21.9% or 302 total occurrences were White.
4% or 56 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.8% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Prude in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Prude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Prude in a Sentence
The death of Daniel Prude was a tragedy, and I extend my deepest condolences to Daniel Prude family. I share the communitys concerns about ensuring a fair and independent investigation into Daniel Prude death and support their right to protest.
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