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Synonyms for pudenda

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pyoo-den-duh m
Phonetic Transcription : pyuˈdɛn dəm

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Définition of pudenda

Origin :
  • "external genitals," late 14c. (pudenda), from Latin pudendum (plural pudenda), literally "thing to be ashamed of," neuter gerundive of pudere "make ashamed; be ashamed," from PIE root *(s)peud- "to punish, repulse." Translated into Old English as scamlim ("shame-limb"); in Middle English also anglicized as pudende (early 15c.). Related: Pudendal.
  • As in genitals : noun organs
  • As in private parts : noun genitals
Example sentences :
  • The men, at least, have no feeling of shame in connection with the pudenda.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • In order that I might feast my eyes on her pudenda she must not wear drawers.
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
  • This suggestion is borne out by the figures of women with the pudenda exposed and often exaggerated in size.
  • Extract from : « The Witch-cult in Western Europe » by Margaret Alice Murray
  • The form of it resembled the pudenda of a man and woman lovingly joined in one.
  • Extract from : « The History of Virginia, in Four Parts » by Robert Beverley
  • If a woman gives birth to pudenda, the royal dynasty will be changed.
  • Extract from : « Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance » by Morris Jastrow
  • The malo is bound around the loins, after having passed between the legs, to cover the pudenda.
  • Extract from : « Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands » by Charles Nordhoff
  • Men, though they may denude themselves completely when bathing, always conceal their pudenda from one another's gaze.
  • Extract from : « The Manbos of Mindano » by John M. Garvan
  • Thus, the ancients attributed to the lion a particular antipathy to strong smells, such as garlic, and the pudenda of a woman.
  • Extract from : « Zoological Mythology (Volume II) » by Angelo de Gubernatis
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