Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prudification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prud-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He had an immense influence in the prudification of America, instilling terror into legitimate publishers and doctors as well as crooks, cranks, quacks and pornographers."

Etymology

From prude + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prude

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does prudification mean?: The increase of excessive propriety on matters related to sex.
Where does prudification come from?: From prude + -ification.

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