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单词 prudity
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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.
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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).
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