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IMMODESTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immodesty mean? 

IMMODESTY (noun)
  The noun IMMODESTY has 2 senses:

1. the trait of being vain and conceitedplay

2. the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitalsplay

  Familiarity information: IMMODESTY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IMMODESTY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of being vain and conceited

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("immodesty" is a kind of...):

indecency (the quality of being indecent)

Antonym:

modesty (freedom from vanity or conceit)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

exhibitionism; immodesty

Hypernyms ("immodesty" is a kind of...):

paraphilia (abnormal sexual activity)


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