immodesty

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Noun
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
    Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • League reaction to the Heat’s acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo ran the fall gamut, from admiration for the team’s boldness to skepticism about what’s left around him.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • What’s valuable now is having judgment and the boldness to make decisions to act based on that information.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • TikTok users responded in droves, with many sharing similar stories of their own dogs becoming trapped in clothing or household items due to their own naughtiness.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The guest-only Chapel Club has a more plush, salon-like feel and there’s more than a hint of naughtiness with stained glass windows casting color onto the sensual artworks.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, Batula moved past Cooke’s indiscretions and married him in 2021.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • History is littered with the careers of politicians who committed crimes or engaged in moral indiscretions and then tried to lie their way out of public shame.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • His brashness with a wink is a fun part of the package, but insight and candor are what make the best analysts.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Set the scene Sexy without being pretentious and bold without the brashness, Il Sereno is a lesson in artful restraint.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The experiment consisted of examining human traits such as extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness, empathy, etc.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The strongest individual trait that predicted more gossiping was extroversion—which, Robbins notes, makes sense, since extroversion is linked to greater enthusiasm for socializing.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Immodesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodesty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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