Masculine

pudor

Meaning

  1. (declension-3, masculine) A sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness; ignominy, disgrace; humiliation
  2. (declension-3, masculine) Modesty, decency, propriety, scrupulousness, shame, chastity; also, these qualities or behaviors personified as “Shame”, “Modesty”, etc.
  3. (declension-3, masculine) A blush

Synonyms

verecundia

verēcundia

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpʊ.dɔr]
Etymology

From pudet (“it shames”) + -or.

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