PRUDE


Meaning of PRUDE in English

n. Function: noun

a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum FF1C; in that narrow atmosphere she hardened into a rigid, inhibited, censorious person--a thorough prude FF1E;

Synonyms: bluenose, comstock, goody-goody, Grundy, Mrs. Grundy, nice Nelly, prig, puritan, ||wowser

Related Words: spoilsport, stick-in-the-mud, wet blanket; fuddy-duddy, old fogy, stuffed shirt; fussbudget, old maid

Contrasted Words: freethinker, latitudinarian, libertarian

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.