Modesty (IPA: /ˈmɑdəsti/)
| Modesty (n.) |
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. |
| Modesty (n.) |
Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action. |
| Modesty |
Mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid encouraging of sexual attraction in others |
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French singer of the 1980s |
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Painting by George Paul Chalmers |
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Sculpture in the National Gallery of Art (NGA 61406) |
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Print in the National Gallery of Art (NGA 3530) |
| Modesty Synonyms |
Modestness |
| Modesty Synonyms |
Reserve |
Modesty Rhymes
Modesty |
| Spanish Translation |
Modesty in Spanish is Modestia |
| Tagalog Translation |
Modesty in Tagalog is Bini |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A gaudy dress and gentle air May slightly touch the heart; But it's innocence and modesty that polished the dart." - Robert Burns |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " For, as blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense." - Alexander Pope |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Great Modesty often hides great Merit." - Poor Richard's Almanack |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "He saw her charming, but he saw not half The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd." - James Thomson (poet) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "I don't suppose there is a country in the world where a playwright has such a tremendous field for modesty as Canada." - Robertson Davies |
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