Immodest vs. Modesty

Immodestadjective

without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless

Immodestadjective

Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.

Immodestadjective

Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc.

Immodestadjective

having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc;

Immodestadjective

offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

Modestynoun

The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

Modestynoun

Moderate behaviour; reserve.

Modestynoun

(specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Modestynoun

The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.

Modestynoun

Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.

Modestynoun

freedom from vanity or conceit

Modestynoun

formality and propriety of manner

Modesty

Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. The word comes from the Latin word modestus which means .