immodest

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmɒdɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈmɑdɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i mod′ist)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
im•mod•est /ɪˈmɑdɪst/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. indecent;
    shameless:wouldn't let her wear that bathing suit because it was immodest for a teenager.
  2. not modest;
    claiming to be important:made immodest statements about his own talent.
im•mod•est•ly, adv. See -mod-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
im•mod•est  (i mod′ist),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.;
    indecent;
    shameless.
  2. not modest in assertion or pretension;
    forward;
    impudent.
  • Latin immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See im-2, modest
  • 1560–70
im•mod′est•ly, adv. 
im•mod′es•ty, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vain, exaggerated, inflated.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immodest / ɪˈmɒdɪst/
  1. indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper
  2. bold, impudent, or shameless
imˈmodestlyimˈmodesty
'immodest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bold - expose - impudent - impudicity - indecent - shameless - squeamish - unblushing

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