English Explanatory Dictionary

prude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
adj
  1. Prudish.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

pro͞od /pɹuːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prude.wav

Word forms

prude prudes more prude most prude

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.

Synonyms

prig goody-goody puritan celibacist erotophobe antisexualist bluenose goody two shoes killjoy moralist priss

Antonyms

libertine rake

Related words

proud

Derived words

prudelike prudely prudeness prudery prudification prudify prudish prudism prudist
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