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- pronunciation:
- ma
dih
sti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
modesties |
| definition 1: |
the quality of being modest; lack of vanity or pretense.
Her modesty prevented her from describing her many accomplishments.- synonyms:
- humility, self-effacement
- antonyms:
- arrogance, glory, splendor, vanity
- similar words:
- constraint, shame, simplicity
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| definition 2: |
decency or propriety in behavior, dress, speech, and the like.
When she started wearing very short skirts, her grandmother complained that she had no modesty.- synonyms:
- decency, decorum, propriety, seemliness
- similar words:
- prudery
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| related words: |
diffidence |
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