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pudency

noun

Etymology

From Latin pudentia, from Latin pudet (“it shames”).

  1. derived from pudet — “it shames”
  2. derived from pudentia

Definitions

  1. Modesty.

    • Me of my lawful pleasure she restrain’d And pray’d me oft forbearance; did it with A pudency so rosy the sweet view on’t Might well have warm’d old Saturn […]
    • Maidens laugh and weep; Composure Is the pudency of man.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA