modesty
Roget category 881
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.5. Extrinsic affections
#881.
Modesty
noun
modesty —
humility
etc.
879 —
diffidence,
timidity —
retiring disposition —
unobtrusiveness —
bashfulness
etc.
adj. —
mauvaise honte [Fr.] —
blush,
blushing —
verecundity† —
self-knowledge.
reserve,
constraint —
demureness
etc.
adj. —
blushing honors"
[Henry VIII].
verb
be modest
etc.
adj. —
retire,
reserve oneself —
give way to —
draw in one's horns
etc.
879 —
hide one's face.
keep private,
keep in the background,
keep one's distance —
pursue the noiseless tenor of one's way,
do good by stealth and blush to find it fame"
[Pope],
hide one's light under a bushel,
cast a sheep's eye.
adjective
modest,
diffident —
humble
etc.
879 —
timid,
timorous,
bashful —
shy,
nervous,
skittish,
coy,
sheepish,
shamefaced,
blushing,
overmodest.
unpretending†,
unpretentious —
unobtrusive,
unassuming,
unostentatious,
unboastful†,
unaspiring —
poor in spirit.
out of countenance
etc.
(humbled)
879.
reserved,
constrained,
demure.
adverb
humbly
etc.
adj. —
quietly,
privately —
without ceremony,
without beat of drum —
sans fa
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