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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 conceited
2. the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
Familiarity information: IMMODESTY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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