modesty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑd.ə.sti/

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Etymology

From modest + -y.

Noun

Wikipedia modesty (usually uncountable; plural modesties)

1. The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
2. Moderate behaviour; reserve.
3. (specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Derived terms

• false modesty

Related terms

• modestly

Antonyms

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• immodesty
• extravagance
• impudence

Translations

the quality of being modest

Armenian: համեստություն (hy) (hamestut’yun) Bosnian: skromnost (bs) f. Croatian: skrȍmnōst (hr) f. Czech: skromnost (cs) f. Dutch: bescheidenheid (nl) Finnish: vaatimattomuus (fi) German: Bescheidenheit (de) f. Greek: μετριοφροσύνη (el) (metriofrosýni) f.

Polish: skromność (pl) f. Romanian: modestie (ro) f. Russian: скромность (ru) (skrómnost') f., сдержанность (ru) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: скромност (sr) f. Roman: skromnost (sr) f. Slovene: skromnost (sl)

moderate behaviour; reserve

Armenian: համեստություն (hy) (hamestut’yun) Bosnian: skromnost (bs) f. Croatian: skrȍmnōst (hr) f. Dutch: gereserveerdheid, schroom Greek: μετριοπάθεια (el) (metriopáθia) f. Polish: skromność (pl) f.

Russian: скромность (ru) (skrómnost') f., сдержанность (ru) (sd'éržannost') f., благопристойность (ru) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: скромност (sr) f. Roman: skromnost (sr) f.

pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness

Bosnian: čednost (bs) f. Croatian: čȅdnōst (hr) f. Finnish: säädyllisyys (fi), häveliäisyys (fi), kainous (fi) Greek: ταπεινότητα (el) (tapinótita) f., σεμνότητα (el) (semnótita) f. Polish: skromność (pl) f.

Russian: скромность (ru) (skrómnost') f., целомудрие (ru) (celomúdrije) n., застенчивость (ru) f., стыдливость (ru) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: чедност (sr) f. Roman: čednost (sr) f.

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French: modestie Telugu: అణకువ (aNakuva)