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- Dictionaryimmodest/ɪˈmɒdɪst/
adjective
- 1. lacking humility or decency: "his immodest personality"
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IMMODEST definition: 1. having too high an opinion of yourself: 2. showing too much of the body: 3. having too high an…. Learn more.
specifically : not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place. immodestly adverb. immodesty. (ˌ)i (m)-ˈmä-də-stē. noun. Synonyms. bold. familiar. forward. free. overfamiliar. presuming. presumptuous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of immodest in a Sentence.
Definitions of immodest. adjective. having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc. “brash immodest boasting” synonyms: domineering. tending to domineer. important. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position. overweening, uppity. presumptuously arrogant. proud.
If you say that someone is immodest, you disapprove of the way in which they often say how good, important, or clever they are. [ disapproval ] He could become ungraciously immodest about his own capacities.
Immodest definition: not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.. See examples of IMMODEST used in a sentence.
adj. 1. Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent: an immodest bathing suit. 2. Boastful or arrogant: an immodest claim of success. 3. a. Immoderate, as in size or quantity: immodest wealth. b. Pretentious or ostentatious: immodest furnishings.
Definition of immodest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
