impudicity

American

[im-pyoo-dis-i-tee] / ˌɪm pjʊˈdɪs ɪ ti /

noun

immodesty.

impudicity British

/ ˌɪmpjʊˈdɪsɪtɪ /

noun

rare immodesty

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Etymology

Origin of impudicity

1520–30; < Middle French impudicité < Latin impudīc ( us ) immodest ( im- im- ² + pudīcus modest; see impudent) + Middle French -ité -ity

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