immodest

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈmɑdɪst/ UK /ɪˈmɒdɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
lacking modesty; indecent or conceitedly boastful

Her immodest claims about the project made the rest of the team uneasy.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lacking modesty; indecent... indecent brazen shameless boastful conceited forward

Opposites

modest decent demure humble reserved

Word family

Derived forms immodestlyimmodesty

Related forms modest modesty mode

Etymology

From Latin immodestus ('unrestrained, extravagant'), from in- ('not') + modestus ('moderate, restrained'), from modus ('measure').

immodestus Latin modus Latin

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# immodest

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɑdɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɒdɪst/

## Meanings
1. lacking modesty; indecent or conceitedly boastful

## Examples
- Her immodest claims about the project made the rest of the team uneasy.

## Synonyms
- indecent
- brazen
- shameless
- boastful
- conceited
- forward

## Antonyms
- modest
- decent
- demure
- humble
- reserved

## Derived Forms
- immodestly
- immodesty

## Related Forms
- modest
- modesty
- mode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: immodestus
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From Latin immodestus ('unrestrained, extravagant'), from in- ('not') + modestus ('moderate, restrained'), from modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Immodest comes from Latin immodestus ('unrestrained, extravagant'), from in- ('not') + modestus ('moderate, restrained'), from modus ('measure'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As an adjective, it carries the sense "lacking modesty; indecent or conceitedly boastful", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin immodestus and Latin modus. Derivative forms include immodestly, immodesty; related words include modest, modesty, mode.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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