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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

: freedom from conceit or vanity

: propriety in dress, speech, or conduct

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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

noun mod·es·ty \ˈmä-də-stē\

: the quality of being decent or not boastful

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