pudency
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pu·den·cy
(pyo͞od′n-sē)n.
Modesty.
[Late Latin pudentia, from Latin pudēre, to make or be ashamed.]
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pudency
(ˈpjuːdənsɪ)n
modesty, shame, or prudishness
[C17: from Late Latin pudentia, from Latin pudēre to feel shame]
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pu•den•cy
(ˈpyud n si)n.
modesty.
[1605–15; < Late Latin pudentia shame = Latin pudent- (s. of pudēns, present participle of pudēre to be ashamed)]
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pudency
modesty or shyness; embarrassment.
See also: Attitudes-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.