immodest

im·mod·est

adjective \(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmä-dəst\

Definition of IMMODEST

: not modest; specifically : not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place

— im·mod·est·ly adverb

— im·mod·es·ty \-də-stē\ noun

Examples of IMMODEST

1. Although it might sound immodest of me to say so, I am very proud of what we have accomplished.
2. <an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting>

Origin of IMMODEST

Latin immodestus, from in- + modestus modest

First Known Use: 1550

Related to IMMODEST

Synonyms

bold, familiar, forward, free, presumptuous, overfamiliar, presuming

Antonyms

modest, unassuming

Related Words

arrogant, bumptious, complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, hoity-toity, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious; cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior; audacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy; confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; boastful, braggart, bragging; domineering, high-handed, imperious; self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking

Near Antonyms

demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious; bashful, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorous; diffident, self-doubting