- pudency
- noun Etymology: Latin pudentia, from pudent-, pudens, present participle of pudēre to be ashamed, make ashamed Date: 1611 modesty
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pudency — Pu den*cy, n. [L. pudens, p. pr. of pudere to be ashamed.] Modesty; shamefacedness. A pudency so rosy. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pudency — index embarrassment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pudency — [pyo͞od′ n sē] n. [LL pudentia < L pudens, prp. of pudere, to be ashamed] modesty or prudishness … English World dictionary
pudency — /pyoohd n see/, n. modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness. [1605 15; < LL pudentia shame, equiv. to L pudent (s. of pudens, prp. of pudere to be ashamed) + ia Y3; see ENCY] * * * … Universalium
pudency — Synonyms and related words: blush, blushing, coloring, crimsoning, decency, decorousness, decorum, delicacy, elegance, flush, flushing, mantling, modesty, propriety, pudicity, reddening, seemliness, shame, suffusion … Moby Thesaurus
pudency — pu·den·cy … English syllables
pudency — pu•den•cy [[t]ˈpyud n si[/t]] n. modesty • Etymology: 1605–15; < LL pudentia shame = L pudent (s. of pudēns, prp. of pudēre to be ashamed) … From formal English to slang
pudency — /ˈpjudnsi/ (say pyoohdnsee) noun shamefacedness; modesty. {Late Latin pudentia} …
pudency — n. modesty; prudery. ♦ pudendal, a. pertaining to reproductive organs. ♦ pudendum, n. (pl. ♦ da) external reproductive organ, especially of female. ♦ pudibund, a. bashful; prudish. ♦ pudic, a. pudendal . ♦ pudicity, n.… … Dictionary of difficult words
pudency — n. literary modesty; shame. Etymology: LL pudentia (as PUDENDUM) … Useful english dictionary
