immodesty

immodesty
immodesty (n.) 1590s, from L. immodestia "intemperate conduct," from immodestus (see IMMODEST (Cf. immodest)).

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  • Immodesty — Im*mod es*ty, n. [L. immodestia: cf. F. immodestie.] Lack of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. A piece of immodesty. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • immodesty — index obscenity, pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • immodesty — immodest ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not humble, decent, or decorous. DERIVATIVES immodestly adverb immodesty noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Immodesty Blaize — Infobox Celebrity name = Immodesty Blaize caption = Performing at the 2007 Miss Exotic World Pageant which she won. imagesize = 200px birth date = birth place = Hertfordshire death date = death place = occupation = Burlesque performer salary =… …   Wikipedia

  • Immodesty Blaize — Auftritt bei der Miss Exotic World Pageant Immodesty Blaize (* 1978 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Vereinigtes Königreich als Kelly Fletcher[1]) ist eine international auftretende britische Burlesque Tänzerin. Im Juni 2007 wurde sie in Las Vegas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • immodesty — noun see immodest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • immodesty — See immodestly. * * * …   Universalium

  • immodesty — noun a) the state of being immodest b) a lack of modesty …   Wiktionary

  • immodesty — Synonyms and related words: aggressive self confidence, boldness, brazenness, bumptiousness, chestiness, cockiness, conceit, conceitedness, exhibitionism, flagrancy, forwardness, impudicity, notoriousness, obtrusiveness, perkiness, pertness, self …   Moby Thesaurus

  • immodesty — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boldness, forwardness, conceit, indecency; see indecency 2 , pride 1 , rudeness …   English dictionary for students

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