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modesty
noun mod·es·ty \ˈmä-də-stē\
: the quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities
: the quality of behaving and especially dressing in ways that do not attract sexual attention
Full Definition of MODESTY
1
: freedom from conceit or vanity
2
: propriety in dress, speech, or conduct
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First Known Use of MODESTY
1531
Related to MODESTY
- Synonyms
- demureness, down-to-earthness, humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility
- Antonyms
- arrogance, assumption, bumptiousness, conceit, egoism, egotism, haughtiness, hauteur, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, pride, pridefulness, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness
MODESTY Defined for Kids
modesty
noun mod·es·ty \ˈmä-də-stē\
Definition of MODESTY for Kids
: the quality of being decent or not boastful
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