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modesty    音标拼音: [m'ɑdəsti]
n. 谦逊,质朴,羞怯

谦逊,质朴,羞怯

modesty
n 1: freedom from vanity or conceit [synonym: {modesty},
{modestness}] [ant: {immodesty}]
2: formality and propriety of manner [synonym: {modesty}, {reserve}]

Modesty \Mod"es*ty\, n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See
{Modest}.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and
the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due
regard for propriety in speech or action.
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Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. --Shak.
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{Modesty piece}, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over
the bosom. [Obs.] --Addison.
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Syn: Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See
{Bashfulness}, and {Humility}.
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128 Moby Thesaurus words for "modesty":
aloofness, altruism, backwardness, bashfulness, blankness, boggle,
boggling, chilliness, coldness, commitment, compunction,
consecration, constraint, coolness, decency, decorousness, decorum,
dedication, delicacy, demur, demurral, detachment, devotion,
diffidence, discreetness, discretion, disinterest,
disinterestedness, distance, dullness, elegance,
expressionlessness, fairishness, falter, faltering, frigidity,
frostiness, guardedness, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation,
homeliness, humbleness, humility, iciness, impassiveness,
impassivity, impersonality, inaccessibility, indifference,
ingloriousness, innocuousness, introversion, lackluster, lowlihood,
lowliness, meanness, mediocreness, mediocrity, meekness,
middlingness, moderateness, modestness, objection, passableness,
pause, plainness, poorness, propriety, protest, pudency, pudicity,
qualm, qualm of conscience, qualmishness, recoil, remoteness,
repression, reserve, reservedness, respectability, restraint,
reticence, reticency, retirement, sacrifice, scruple, scrupulosity,
scrupulousness, seemliness, self-abasement, self-abnegation,
self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness,
self-immolation, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness,
self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness,
shame, shrinking, shyness, simpleness, smallness, standoffishness,
stickling, subduedness, submissiveness, suppression, teachableness,
tediousness, tolerableness, unacquisitiveness, unaffability,
unapproachability, uncongeniality, undemonstrativeness,
unexpansiveness, unimportance, unpossessiveness, unpretentiousness,
unselfishness, withdrawal, withdrawnness


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  • MODESTY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MODESTY is the quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities How to use modesty in a sentence
  • Modesty - Wikipedia
    Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others The word modesty comes from the Latin word modestus which means 'keeping within measure'
  • MODESTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    modesty noun [U] (CORRECTNESS) Add to word list correct or socially acceptable behavior and clothes, representing traditional cultural values:
  • MODEST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MODEST is having or exhibiting a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth How to use modest in a sentence <span class='mwtparahw'>Modest< span
  • MODESTY Definition in Psychology
    Modesty, in psychological and sociological contexts, is fundamentally defined as a character trait and a behavioral tendency characterized by the restraint of excessive self-promotion, display, or vanity
  • MODESTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they dress and behave in a way that is intended to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty
  • MODESTY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    MODESTY definition: the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc See examples of modesty used in a sentence
  • Modesty - definition of modesty by The Free Dictionary
    The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value 2 Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior: Modesty prevented her from wearing that dress 3 The state of being unostentatious or moderate in size, quantity, or range: the modesty of the room's furnishings
  • MODESTY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
    You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise
  • Modesty Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    She accepted the award with modesty He is known for his modesty, an uncommon characteristic for a politician There was no false modesty in her victory speech





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