Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pudor

/ˈpjuːdɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pu-dor
IPA
/ˈpjuːdɔː/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appropriate sense of modesty or shame.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pudor (“sense of modesty or shame”), from pudet (“it shames”), as is pudency (via pudentia).

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Questions

How do you pronounce pudor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuːdɔː/.
What does pudor mean?
An appropriate sense of modesty or shame.
Where does pudor come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pudor

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