impudicity

 [im-pyoo-dis-i-tee]  

im·pu·dic·i·ty

   [im-pyoo-dis-i-tee]
noun
immodesty.
Origin:
1520–30; < Middle French impudicité < Latin impudīc(us) immodest (im- im-2 + pudīcus modest; see impudent) + Middle French -ité -ity
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impudicity (ˌɪmpjʊˈdɪsɪtɪ)
 
—n
rare immodesty
 
[C16: from Old French impudicite, from Latin impudīcus shameless, from in-1 + pudīcus modest, virtuous]

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