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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  PRUDE, n.  A bawd hiding behind the back of her demeanor.
  
  


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prude \Prude\, n. [F., prudish, originally, discreet, modest;
     shortened from OF. prudefeme, preudefeme, a discreet or
     excellent woman; OF. preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of +
     fete woman. See Prow, a., Prowess.]
     A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is
     overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary
     prudence in conduct and speech.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Less modest than the speech of prudes.   --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]


From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prude \Prude\, n. [F., prudish, originally, discreet, modest;
     shortened from OF. prudefeme, preudefeme, a discreet or
     excellent woman; OF. preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of +
     fete woman. See Prow, a., Prowess.]
     A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is
     overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary
     prudence in conduct and speech.
  
           Less modest than the speech of prudes.   --Swift.


From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prude
       n : a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
           [syn: puritan]


From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prude
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 σεμνότυφος
     2 σεμνός <!-- είναι σωστό? modeste? -->


From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prude
     French a.
     (l en prude)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it prudere  3 s pres indc)
     Old French a.
     (feminine singular of fro pruz)


From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Prude
     n.
     (surname: en).


From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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


From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Prude
     n.
     (surname: en).


From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prude
     French a.
     (l en prude)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it prudere  3 s pres indc)
     Old French a.
     (feminine singular of fro pruz)


From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Prude
     n.
     (surname: en).


From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prude
     French a.
     (l en prude)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it prudere  3 s pres indc)
     Old French a.
     (feminine singular of fro pruz)


From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Prude
     n.
     (surname: en).


From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prude
     Englanti n.
     sievistelijä


From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prude /pɹˈuːd/
  المتزمت


From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  prudérní člověk


From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/ 
  puritán


From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  Prüde 


From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  Zimperliese 
   see: prudes
  


From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prude //pɹuːd// 
  sievistelijä
  A person who is or tries to be excessively proper


From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  prude /pruːd/
  bégueule


From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/ 
  1. छद्म लज्जालु स्त्री
        "Some sales girls are generally prude."


From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  izvještačena


From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  1. álszemérmes
  2. prûd


From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  prude //pɹuːd// 
  sok suci
  A person who is or tries to be excessively proper


From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  prude /pruːd/
  1. nuf
  2. preuts persoon


From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prude /pru:d/ 
    osoba pruderyjna, świętoszek


From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prude //pɹuːd// 
  pryd person
  A person who is or tries to be excessively proper


From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  prude /pɹˈuːd/
  1. aşırı derecede erdemlik taslayan kimse.


From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  prude /prˈude/
  primly


From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  prude /prˈude/
  primly


From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  prude /prˈude/
  primly


From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  prude /pʁyd/ 
  prüde


From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  prude /pʁyd/ 
  σεμνότυφος, σεμνός


From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  prude /pʁyd/ 
  mojigato


From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  
/ˈpɹud/



From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 装成规矩的女人,过份正经,谦虚的女人;


From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 装成规矩的女人,过分正经的女人





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