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Noun Concept
Categories: Prudishness, Pejorative terms for people
EN
prude  puritan  prudery  primness  Prudes
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A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum WordNet 3.0
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A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A prude is a person who is described as being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards. Wikipedia
Person who is described as being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards. Wikipedia Disambiguation
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature. Wiktionary
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper. Wiktionary (translation)
A puritanical person. Wiktionary
Puritanical person. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
unpleasant person
shame
DERIVATION
blue
priggish
USAGE DOMAIN
disparagement
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
prude, puritan
Wikipedia
EN
prude
Wikidata
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prudery
Wiktionary
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prude, puritan
Wikipedia Redirections
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Prudes, prudish
Wikidata Alias
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primness, prude

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