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modesty

noun

1 modesty

Freedom from vanity or conceit.

synonym: modestness.

Roget 483: underestimation; depreciation etc. (detraction) 934; pessimism, pessimist; undervaluing etc. v.; modesty etc. 881.   

Roget 960: purity; decency, decorum, delicacy; continence, chastity, honesty, virtue, modesty, shame; pudicity, pucelage, virginity.    ... show more

Roget 879: humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness, lowlihood; abasement, self-abasement; submission etc. 725; resignation.    condescension; ... show more

Dutch: bescheidenheid, ingetogenheid
Polish: skromność

2 modesty

Formality and propriety of manner.

synonym: reserve.

Roget 881: modesty; humility etc. 879; diffidence, timidity; retiring disposition; unobtrusiveness; bashfulness etc. adj.; mauvaise honte [Fr.]; blush, blushing; ... show more

Dutch: bescheidenheid, ingetogenheid


Moby thesaurus: aloofness, altruism, backwardness, bashfulness, blankness, boggle, boggling, chilliness, coldness, commitment, compunction, consecration, constraint, coolness, decency, decorousness, decorum, dedication, delicacy, demur ... show more.

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