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immodest

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪˈmɑdəst/
  • rhymes with -ɒdəst
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: modest

2

adjective

Meaning 2

offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: modest

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • brash immodest boasting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: modest

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English modest English immodest From im- + modest.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհամեստ (anhamest) — lacking modesty
  • Azerbaijani: təvazösüz — lacking modesty
  • Basque: prestuez — lacking modesty
  • Bulgarian: безсрамен (bezsramen) — lacking modesty
  • Bulgarian: неприличен (nepriličen) — lacking modesty
  • Dutch: onbescheiden — lacking modesty
  • Estonian: siivutu — lacking modesty
  • Finnish: julkea — lacking modesty
  • French: immodeste — lacking modesty
  • German: unanständig — lacking modesty
  • Hindi: निर्लज्ज (nirlajj) — lacking modesty
  • Hungarian: szerénytelen — lacking modesty
  • Irish: mímhodhúil — lacking modesty
  • Irish: mí-umhal — lacking modesty
  • Irish: mígheanúil — lacking modesty
  • Irish: mínáireach — lacking modesty
  • Māori: mōtekoteko — lacking modesty
  • Pashto: بې شرمه (be šarma) — lacking modesty
  • Pashto: بدسترګی (badstërgay) — lacking modesty
  • Polish: bezpruderyjny — lacking modesty
  • Polish: nieskromny — lacking modesty
  • Portuguese: imodesto — lacking modesty
  • Romagnol: immudëst — lacking modesty
  • Romanian: impudic — lacking modesty
  • Romanian: imodest — lacking modesty
  • Russian: бесстыдный (besstydnyj) — lacking modesty
  • Russian: непристойный (nepristojnyj) — lacking modesty
  • Russian: неблагопристойный (neblagopristojnyj) — lacking modesty
  • Russian: неприличный (nepriličnyj) — lacking modesty
  • Russian: нескро́мный (neskrómnyj) — lacking modesty
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐскроман — lacking modesty
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèskroman — lacking modesty
  • Spanish: inmodesto — lacking modesty
  • Swedish: oblyg — lacking modesty
  • Swedish: fräck — lacking modesty
  • Swedish: oförskämd — lacking modesty
  • Ottoman Turkish: آچق (açık) — lacking modesty
  • Ukrainian: нескро́мний (neskrómnyj) — lacking modesty