prude

Meaning

Noun

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

Adj

Prudish.

Synonyms

puritan

straitlaced

prig

prudish

modest

old maid

politic

priggish

prim

prudent

sensible

snob

sound

🔉

priss

wise

advisable

tight laced

demure

hypocrite

level

Translations

bégueule

nuf

👩

prude

pudico

preuts

mojigato

Prüde

σεμνότυφος

prüde

preuts persoon

puritain

pudibond

zimperlich

sainte nitouche

melindrós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹuːd/

Etymology

From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.