pudency
/ˈpjudənsi/
noun
- A feeling of shyness, modesty, or embarrassment, especially about personal or private matters.
- The novel's main character struggles with pudency when discussing her feelings.
- He spoke with such pudency that everyone in the room felt his discomfort.
- Her pudency made her blush when the teacher called on her in class.
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