pudency

[ pyood-n-see ]
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noun
  1. modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness.

Origin of pudency

1
1605–15; <Late Latin pudentia shame, equivalent to Latin pudent- (stem of pudēns, present participle of pudēre to be ashamed) + -ia-y3; see -ency

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pudency

/ (ˈpjuːdənsɪ) /


noun
  1. modesty, shame, or prudishness

Origin of pudency

1
C17: from Late Latin pudentia, from Latin pudēre to feel shame

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