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Added 10 October 2026

prude

/pɹuːd/ noun

Latin root: prōde Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prude at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

adjective

Prudish.

Origin

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.

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