prudityn.

Brit.

/ˈpruːdᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈprudədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prude n., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < prude n. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier prudery n., pruding n., and prudishness n.

Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; = prudery n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected propriety

prudery1708

primness1713

priggery1743

priggism1753

prudishness1760

priggishness1768

missishness1839

missiness1857

prigdom1873

prudity1891

Comstockery1905

prighood1906

nice nellyism1933

prissiness1934

1891 ‘M. Maartens’ Old Maid's Love I. ix. 86 He recoiled equally from the one old woman's purity—prudity—and from the other old woman's vulgar innuendos.

1920 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 14 298 Parental prudity and time-honored custom kept adolescents in the dark concerning the devastating nature of these diseases.

1996 Independent (Nexis) 28 Jan. 22 Since the general tone of such publications is not noted for its prudity, the ads have that essential touch of innuendo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prudity
释义	prudityn. Brit. /ˈpruːdᵻti/, U.S. /ˈprudədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prude n., -ity suffix. Etymology: < prude n. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier prudery n., pruding n., and prudishness n. Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; = prudery n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected propriety prudery1708 primness1713 priggery1743 priggism1753 prudishness1760 priggishness1768 missishness1839 missiness1857 prigdom1873 prudity1891 Comstockery1905 prighood1906 nice nellyism1933 prissiness1934 1891 ‘M. Maartens’ Old Maid's Love I. ix. 86 He recoiled equally from the one old woman's purity—prudity—and from the other old woman's vulgar innuendos. 1920 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 14 298 Parental prudity and time-honored custom kept adolescents in the dark concerning the devastating nature of these diseases. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 28 Jan. 22 Since the general tone of such publications is not noted for its prudity, the ads have that essential touch of innuendo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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