pudeur

== English == === Etymology === From French pudeur, from Latin pudor. Doublet of pudor. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pjuːˈdɜː/ (General American) IPA(key): /pjuˈdɝ/ === Noun === pudeur (countable and uncountable, plural pudeurs) A sense of modesty, shame, or reserve, especially as relating to sexual matters. === Anagrams === Purdue == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pudor (“modesty, chastity”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /py.dœʁ/ === Noun === pudeur f (plural pudeurs) sense of modesty or reserve; shame Antonym: impudeur (Can we date this quote?), Voltaire: sense of decency, chastity, propriety 30 janvier 1901, Jules Renard, (journal): La rose a la couleur de la pudeur mais elle a aussi celle du mensonge. ==== Derived terms ==== attentat à la pudeur ==== Related terms ==== pudique pudibond === Further reading === “pudeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === dupeur