What does prude mean {prudent}?

Question

what does it officially mean, cuz i hear it used too much and too differently, someone explain?

Answer 1

prude (prōōd) Pronunciation Key
n. One who is excessively concerned with being or appearing to be proper, modest, or righteous.


[French, short for prude femme, virtuous woman : Old French prude, feminine of prud, virtuous; see proud + French femme, woman (from Latin fēmina; see feminine).]


Word History: Being called a prude is rarely considered a compliment, but if we dig into the history of the word prude, we find that it has a noble past. The change for the worse took place in French. French prude first had a good sense, "wise woman," but apparently a woman could be too wise or, in the eyes of some, too observant of decorum and propriety. Thus prude took on the sense in French that was brought into English along with the word, first recorded in 1704. The French word prude was a shortened form of prude femme (earlier in Old French prode femme), a word modeled on earlier preudomme, "a man of experience and integrity." The second part of this word is, of course, homme, "man." Old French prod, meaning "wise, prudent," is from Vulgar Latin prōdis with the same sense. Prōdis in turn comes from Late Latin prōde, "advantageous," derived from the verb prōdesse, "to be good." Despite this history filled with usefulness, profit, wisdom, and integrity, prude has become a term of reproach

Answer 2

What Does Prudent Mean

Answer 3

Prude and prudent are two different things. Prudent means cautious. Prude means sexually you don't do much.

Answer 4

In the English language slang words and terminology are far too often used without the benefit of explanation. "Prude" means to be stuck up and to have the "I'm better than you" attitude about yourself. It can also mean that your either very un-fun to be around or to be a rather, in some circumstances anyways, put off by just being around other people.

Answer 5

prude means that you wont give it up easily or at all. that you dont like talking about sexual things and are very naive basically.

Answer 6

prude means you are weak and not giving it up

Answer 7

Its when you are afraid of getting intimate with someone... like scared to hold hands, date, kiss

Answer 8

prude means u r afraid to do PDA - hold hands, hug, kiss, sex, etc.... it's basically shy

Answer 9

It means that the person is uptight and very righteous.

Answer 10

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