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- a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (同)puritan
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- 〈U〉上品ぶっていること / 〈C〉《通例複数形で》上品ぶった動作(言葉)
- (言動・服装などで)お上品ぶった人,すまし屋
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For the American football player, see Ronnie Prude.
A prude (Old French prude meaning honourable woman)[1] is a person who is described as (or would describe themselves as) being concerned with decorum or propriety, significantly in excess of normal prevailing standards. They may be perceived as being more uncomfortable than most with sexuality or nudity.
The name is generally considered a pejorative term to suggest fear and contempt of human sexuality and excessive, unusual modesty stemming from such a negative view of sexuality. It is hence unflattering, often used as an insult. A person with such attitude to sexuality may have reservations about nudity, public display of sexual affection, discussion of sexual matters, participating in romantic or sexual activity—reservations that exceed normal prevailing community standards. Exhibiting fear and discomfort with sexuality may be associated with advocating censorship of sexuality or nudity in the media, avoiding or condemning any public display of affection.
The degree of prudery understood as fearful contempt of human sexuality can vary among different cultures and traditions.
Another use of "prude" is as a label and an insult directed to anybody having reservations resulting from standards of modesty or even any moral standards and beliefs or which are not shared by the offender. Thus one can be labelled a "prude" for expressing reservations about drinking alcohol, or consuming other drugs, or participating in mischief.
In this meaning, the term generally has a relative sense. For example, one may be viewed as having relatively lax standards regarding sexuality and drug usage compared to the overall population in which one resides, but compared to a smaller, specific subculture with more permissive standards, one may appear to be unduly strict and thus be labelled a prude when one refuses to participate in more liberal seeming behaviors.
Synonyms of "prude" include; priscilla, prissy, goody-goody and Mrs Grundy.[2][3][4]
See also
- Prig
- Puritan
- Sex-negativity
- Fuddy-duddy
References
- ^ "Prude - yourDictionary.com". Houghton Mifflin Company. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "Prude Synonyms, Prude Antonyms". Thesaurus.com. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2002). Cassell's Dictionary of First Names. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 0-304-36226-3.
- ^ Thesaurus.com, retrieved February 2012
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Japanese Journal
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- The state or quality of being prudish. 2. An instance of prudish behavior or talk. [ French pruderie, from prude, prude; see prude.] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Noun, 1. prudery - excessive or affected modesty ...
- the characteristic quality or state of a prude. 2. : a prudish act or remark. See prudery defined for English-language learners ». See prudery defined for kids ». Examples of PRUDERY. <such prudery regarding artistic depictions of the nude has ...
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