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im·mod·est
 immodest
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- pronunciation:
- ih
ma
d
 st
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not decent in appearance or behavior; shameless.
- antonyms:
- modest, prudish
- similar words:
- indecent, shameless
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| definition 2: |
overly proud or assertive; arrogant or impudent; conceited.
- antonyms:
- modest
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| related words: |
impure, obscene, ostentatious, outrageous, uninhibited, vulgar |
adverb + (adj.)immodest
honestly, particularly, rather, too
(adj.)immodest
+ noun
attire, behavior, claim, dress, language, proposal, risk, skirt, talk
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| derivations: |
immodestly (adv.), immodesty (n.) |
The word immodest
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
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