Definition of pudency in English:

pudency

noun ˈpjuːd(ə)nsiˈpyo͞od(ə)nsē

literary

Modesty or embarrassment.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Pudic,’ from the Latin pudere, ‘to be ashamed,’ does not translate; in English the closest derivative is ‘pudency,’ meaning ‘modesty.’
- The Great Imitator was also the great secret, for reasons ranging from pudency to the security of nations.
- The penultimate line, with its ‘If’, seems to place the relationship between chastity and sartorial pudency as speculative, as if to emphasize the gravity of an accusation against ‘Honour, and true Chastity’.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin pudentia.

Definition of pudency in US English:

pudency

nounˈpyo͞od(ə)nsē

literary

Modesty; shame.
Example sentencesExamples
- The penultimate line, with its ‘If’, seems to place the relationship between chastity and sartorial pudency as speculative, as if to emphasize the gravity of an accusation against ‘Honour, and true Chastity’.
- ‘Pudic,’ from the Latin pudere, ‘to be ashamed,’ does not translate; in English the closest derivative is ‘pudency,’ meaning ‘modesty.’
- The Great Imitator was also the great secret, for reasons ranging from pudency to the security of nations.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin pudentia.

单词	pudency
释义	Definition of pudency in English: pudency noun ˈpjuːd(ə)nsiˈpyo͞od(ə)nsē literary Modesty or embarrassment. Example sentencesExamples ‘Pudic,’ from the Latin pudere, ‘to be ashamed,’ does not translate; in English the closest derivative is ‘pudency,’ meaning ‘modesty.’ The Great Imitator was also the great secret, for reasons ranging from pudency to the security of nations. The penultimate line, with its ‘If’, seems to place the relationship between chastity and sartorial pudency as speculative, as if to emphasize the gravity of an accusation against ‘Honour, and true Chastity’. Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin pudentia. Definition of pudency in US English: pudency nounˈpyo͞od(ə)nsē literary Modesty; shame. Example sentencesExamples The penultimate line, with its ‘If’, seems to place the relationship between chastity and sartorial pudency as speculative, as if to emphasize the gravity of an accusation against ‘Honour, and true Chastity’. ‘Pudic,’ from the Latin pudere, ‘to be ashamed,’ does not translate; in English the closest derivative is ‘pudency,’ meaning ‘modesty.’ The Great Imitator was also the great secret, for reasons ranging from pudency to the security of nations. Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin pudentia.
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