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/im'pyoo dis"i tee/, n.immodesty.[1520-30; < MF impudicité < L impudic(us) immodest (im- IM-2 + pudicus modest; see IMPUDENT) + MF -ité -ITY]
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Impudicity — Im pu*dic i*ty, n. [L. impudicus immodest; im not + pudicus shamefaced, modest: cf. F. impudicit[ e], L. impudicitia.] Immodesty. Sheldon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impudicity — index debauchery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impudicity — [im΄pyo͞o dis′i tē] n. [Fr impudicité < LL * impudicitas, for L impudicitia < impudicus < in , not + pudicus, modest] immodesty; shamelessness … English World dictionary
impudicity — noun a) immodesty b) shamelessness … Wiktionary
impudicity — [ˌɪmpjʊ dɪsɪti] noun formal lack of modesty. Origin C16: from Fr. impudicité, from L. impudicitia, from impudicus shameless … English new terms dictionary
impudicity — n. See immodesty … New dictionary of synonyms
impudicity — im·pu·dic·i·ty … English syllables
impudicity — im•pu•dic•i•ty [[t]ˌɪm pyʊˈdɪs ɪ ti[/t]] n. indecency; shamelessness; immodesty • Etymology: 1520–30; < MF impudicité < L impudīc(us) immodest … From formal English to slang
impudicity — /ɪmpjuˈdɪsəti/ (say impyooh disuhtee) noun immodesty. {French impudicité} …
impudicity — n. shamelessness … Dictionary of difficult words
