immodesty

  • 131immodest — im|mod|est [ıˈmɔdıst US ıˈma: ] adj 1.) having a very high opinion of yourself and your abilities, and not embarrassed about telling people how clever you are ≠ ↑modest ▪ Webb was an immodest publicist of his own achievements. 2.) clothes that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 132bold — [OE] In Old English, bold meant simply ‘brave’; the modern connotations of immodesty or presumptuousness do not seem to have developed until the 12th century. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *balthaz, based ultimately, it has been… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins