immodesty


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im·mod·est

(ĭ-mŏd′ĭst)
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.
[Latin immodestus : in-, not; see in-1 + modestus, moderate, modest; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
im·mod′est·ly adv.
im·mod′es·ty n.
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Noun 1. immodesty - the trait of being vain and conceited
indecency - the quality of being indecent
modesty, modestness - freedom from vanity or conceit
2. immodesty - the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
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Translations
عَدم تَواضُع، قِلَّة حَياء
neslušnost
dristighedublufærdighed
neskromnost
szerénytelenség
ókurteisi; dónaskapur
terbiyesizlik

immodesty

[ɪˈmɒdɪstɪ] N (= indecency) [of behaviour] → falta f de decoro, impudicia f; [of dress] → falta f de recato ; (= boastfulness) → falta f de modestia, presunción f
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immodesty

n → Unbescheidenheit f; (= indecency) → Unanständigkeit f
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immodesty

[ɪˈmɒdɪstɪ] n (see adj) → indecenza, immodestia
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immodest

(iˈmodist) adjective
shameless or indecent; not modest. onbeskaamd غَيْر مُتَواضِع، قليل الحَياء безсрамен indecente neslušný unbescheiden ublufærdig; dristig άσεμνος, απρεπής indecente, impúdico; creído, engreído häbitu گستاخ؛ بی حیا julkea impudique חָסַר צְנִיעוּת निर्लज्ज nepristojan, neskroman szerénytelen tak tahu malu ósvífinn, dónalegur immodesto, spudorato 厚かましい 뻔뻔스러운 nekuklus nekautrīgs tidak senonoh onbescheiden ubeskjeden, uanstendig, dristig nieskromny بې شرمه بې، بې حيا، عياش افراطى، سپين سترګى indecente indecent; fără ruşine нескромный neslušný, neskromný nespodoben neskroman oblyg, oförskämd, fräck ไม่ละอายใจ terbiyesiz, arsız, utanmaz 傲慢的,不謙虛的 нескромний; безсоромний بے باک، بے حیا khiếm nhã 不谦虚的,自负的,不正派的
imˈmodestly adverb
onbeskaamd بِصورَة غَير مُتواضِعَه ، بِقِلَّة حَياء безсрамно indecentemente neslušně unbescheiden ublufærdigt; dristigt απρεπώς, αλαζονικά indecentemente, impúdicamente; creídamente, engreídamente häbitult با بی شرمی julkeasti impudiquement בְּחוֹסֶר צְנִיעוּת धृष्टता आदि nepristojno, neskromno elbizakodottan dengan lancang dónalega spudoratamente 厚かましく 뻔뻔스럽게 nekukliai nekautrīgi dengan tidak senonoh onbescheiden uanstendig, dristig nieskromnie په بی شرمی indecentemente (în mod) indecent нескромно neslušne nespodobno neskromno oblygt อย่างไม่ละอายใจ terbiyesizce 傲慢地 безсоромно بے باکی سے một cách khiếm nhã 冒失地
imˈmodesty noun
onbeskaamdheid عَدم تَواضُع، قِلَّة حَياء безсрамие indecência neslušnost die Unbescheidenheit ublufærdighed; dristighed έλλειψη σεμνότητας, υπεροψία, αναίδεια falta de modestia, engreimiento; desvergüenza; indecencia häbitus پررویی julkeus impudeur חוֹסֶר צְנִיעוּת धृष्टता nepristojnost, neskromnost elbizakodottság, szerénytelenség kelancangan ókurteisi; dónaskapur impudenza, indecenza 慎しみのなさ 뻔뻔스러움 nekuklumas nekautrība ketidaksopanan onbescheidenheid uanstendighet, dristighet nieskromność سپين سترګى indecência indecenţă нескромность neslušnosť nespodobnost neskromnost oblyghet ความไม่ละอายใจ terbiyesizlik 傲慢 безсоромність, зухвальство بے باکی sự khiếm nhã 无礼
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