pudor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An appropriate sense of modesty or shame.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjuːdɔː/ /ˈpjuːdər/

Word forms

pudor

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pudor (“sense of modesty or shame”), from pudet (“it shames”), as is pudency (via pudentia).

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