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1. (n.) modesty
regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. modesty
lack of vanity.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L modestia. See modest , -y3)
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| Definition of 'Modesty' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) modesty, modestness
freedom from vanity or conceit
2. (noun) modesty, reserve
formality and propriety of manner
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1. (noun) modesty
the quality of being modest
Modesty kept her from listing everything she had done.; the modesty of the new fashions; the modesty of the people's homes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Modesty
the quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit
2. (noun) Modesty
natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action
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| Definitions of 'Modesty' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Modesty
1. A beau-catcher that young ladies wear and women affect.
2. In a sweetmeat, the souffle through which we dig to reach the plums.
3. The blush on the face of Desire at the consciousness of its own immodesty.
4. Among men modesty is the will-to-wait and seize.
5. Venom, who sidles into corners and shuns the limelight, so that he may the better see.
6. The attitude of mind that precedes the pounce.
7. The subtlest symptom of paranoia.
8. Egotism turned wrong side out.
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Sense: not very large; moderate
She's a person of modest ambitions.
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 Afrikaans: beskeidenheid |
 Arabic: تَواضُع |
 Bulgarian: скромност |
 Brazilian: modéstia |
 Czech: skromnost; mírnost |
 German: die Bescheidenheit |
 Danish: beskedenhed |
 Greek: μετριοφροσύνη |
 Spanish: modestia |
 Estonian: tagasihoidlikkus |
 Farsi: عفت |
 Finnish: vaatimattomuus |
 French: modestie |
 Hebrew: צְנִיעוּת |
 Hindi: संकोच |
 Croatian: čednost, skromnost |
 Hungarian: szerénység; mérséklet, mé |
 Indonesian: kerendahan hati |
 Icelandic: hæverska; lítillæti |
 Italian: modestia |
 Japanese: 謙そん |
 Korean: 적당함, 겸손 |
 Lithuanian: kuklumas |
 Latvian: pieticība |
 Malay: sifat rendah diri |
 Dutch: bescheidenheid |
 Norwegian: beskjedenhet; anstendighe |
 Polish: skromność |
 Persian: عفت |
 Pashto: عفت |
 Portuguese: modéstia |
 Romanian: modestie; decenţă |
 Russian: скромность;умеренность |
 Slovak: skromnosť |
 Slovenian: skromnost |
 Serbian: umerenost |
 Swedish: blygsamhet, anspråkslöshe |
 Thai: ความพอประมาณ |
 Turkish: alçakgönüllülük |
 Taiwanese: 謙虛 |
 Ukrainian: скромність |
 Urdu: انکسار |
 Vietnamese: tính khiêm tốn |
 Chinese: 谦虚 |
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