noun
- plural of pudency; instances or qualities of modesty, decorum, or propriety, especially regarding sexual matters or behavior
Usage: formal; archaic or literary
Examples
- The Victorian era was marked by strict pudencies and social conventions.
- She maintained her pudencies despite the provocative nature of the conversation.
- Historical accounts reveal the pudencies that governed courtly behavior.
- Modern society has relaxed many of the pudencies that once defined respectability.