Synonyms & related words for verecund

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Words related to verecund

Explore words related to verecund — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include overmodestly, overmodest, shamefastness, pudency, modesty, modest, pudibund, pudicity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does verecund come from?

The word verecund breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root verecund, from Latin verecundus (“bashful, modest”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.