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mod·es·ty
(mŏd′ĭ-stē)n.
1. 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.
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modesty
(ˈmɒdɪstɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the quality or condition of being modest
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) designed to prevent inadvertent exposure of part of the body: a modesty flap.
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mod•es•ty
(ˈmɒd ə sti)n.
1. regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. lack of vanity.
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Modesty
See Also: MEEKNESS, PERSONAL TRAITS
- As humbly as a guest who knows himself too late —Hart Crane
- Humility is like underwear, essential but indecent if it shows —Helen Nielsen, Reader’s Digest, March, 1959
- If you really were a hero … you made it sound routine and unglamorous, like shrugging off a ninety-yard touchdown run as “Good luck and good blocking” —Dan Wakefield
- I looked as if I were trying to melt into the scenery and become invisible, like a giraffe standing motionless among sunlit leaves —Christopher Isherwood
- Modest as a flower —Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Modest as justice —William Shakespeare
- Modesty is like virtue; suspected only when it is advertised —Douglas Malloch
- Modesty like a diver gathers pearls by keeping his head low —Punch
- Modesty’s at times its own reward, like virtue —Lord Byron
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Noun 1. [画像:modesty - freedom from vanity or conceit]modesty - freedom from vanity or conceit
decency - the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
immodesty - the trait of being vain and conceited
2. [画像:modesty - formality and propriety of manner]modesty - formality and propriety of manner
demureness - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
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modesty
noun
1. reserve, decency, humility, shyness, propriety, reticence, timidity, diffidence, quietness, coyness, self-effacement, meekness, lack of pretension, bashfulness, humbleness, unpretentiousness, demureness, unobtrusiveness, discreetness His modesty does him credit.
reserve confidence, pride, assurance, vanity, arrogance, presumption, extravagance, conceit, indecency, boldness, egotism, ostentation, pretentiousness, immodesty, haughtiness, boastfulness, forwardness, showiness
reserve confidence, pride, assurance, vanity, arrogance, presumption, extravagance, conceit, indecency, boldness, egotism, ostentation, pretentiousness, immodesty, haughtiness, boastfulness, forwardness, showiness
2. plainness, simplicity, ordinariness, unpretentiousness, inexpensiveness The modesty of the town itself comes as a surprise.
3. decorum, virtue, decency, delicacy, propriety, sobriety, coyness, demureness, decorousness, seemliness, chasteness There were shrieks as the girls tried to protect their modesty.
Quotations
"Small is the worth"
"Of beauty from the light retir'd;"
"Bid her come forth,"
"Suffer herself to be desir'd,"
"And not blush so to be admir'd" [Edmund Waller Go Lovely Rose!]
"Small is the worth"
"Of beauty from the light retir'd;"
"Bid her come forth,"
"Suffer herself to be desir'd,"
"And not blush so to be admir'd" [Edmund Waller Go Lovely Rose!]
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modesty
noun1. Lack of vanity or self-importance:
2. Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress:
3. The condition of being chaste:
4. Lack of ostentation or pretension:
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Translations
تَواضُع
skromnostmírnost
beskedenhed
häveliäisyyskainoussäädyllisyysvaatimattomuus
čednostskromnost
hæverska; lítillæti
skromnost
čednostskromnostскромностчедност
alçakgönüllülük
modesty
[ˈmɒdɪstɪ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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modesty
n
(= humbleness) → Bescheidenheit f; in all modesty → bei aller Bescheidenheit ; the modesty of the man! (iro) → der ist ja überhaupt nicht von sich eingenommen! (iro inf)
(= chasteness) → Schamgefühl nt; (in behaviour) → Anstand m, → Sittsamkeit f (geh), → Züchtigkeit f (old); (in dress) → Unauffälligkeit f, → Dezentheit f
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modest
(ˈmodist) adjective1. not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc. He's very modest about his success. beskeie مُتَواضِع скромен modesto skromný bescheiden beskeden μετριόφρων, σεμνός modesto tagasihoidlik فروتن vaatimaton modeste צנוע, עניו संकोची uljudan szerény rendah hati hógvær, lítillátur modesto 謙そんな 겸손한 kuklus pieticīgs; kautrīgs rendah diri bescheiden beskjeden, unnselig skromny متواضع modesto modest скромный skromný skromen skroman blygsam, försynt ถ่อมตัว alçakgönüllü, mütevazı 謙虛的 скромний منکسر المزاج khiêm tốn 谦虚的
2. decent, or showing good taste; not shocking. modest clothing. beskeie بَسيط، مُحْتَشَم приличен modesto decentní, neokázalý einfach sømmelig μερημένος, σεμνός recatado kombekas باحیا maltillinen réservé, pudique צנוע संतुलित, मर्यादित skroman egyszerű sederhana látlaus modesto 慎み深い 얌전한 kuklus pieticīgs; vienkāršs sopan ingetogen anstendig skromny با حيا modesto decent (благо)пристойный;сдержанный decentný spodoben skroman anspråkslös เรียบร้อย gösterişsiz, iddiasız 端莊的 скромний شائستہ giản dị 端庄的
3. not very large; moderate. She's a person of modest ambitions. matige, gemiddelde مُعْتَدِل، لَيس كَبيرا умерен modesto umírněný maßvoll beskeden μέτριος, λιγοστός pequeño, moderado mõõdukas افتاده kohtuullinen modeste לא גָדוֹל सामान्य umjeren mérsékelt, szerény sedang hóflegur, lítillátur modesto 穏当な 적당한 kuklus pieticīgs sederhana bescheiden beskjeden skromny لويدلى modesto modest, nepretenţios умеренный nenáročný zmeren umeren anspråkslös ไม่ใหญ่โตโอ่อ่า mütevazı 不大的, 適度的 скромний; помірний معتدل bình thường 不太大,适度的
ˈmodestly adverb beskeie بِتَواضُع скромно modestamente skromně bescheiden beskedent με μετριοφροσύνη modestamente tagasihoidlikult با شرم vaatimattomasti modestement בְּצנִיעוּת संकोच से skromno mérsékelten; szerényen, egyszerűen dengan rendah hati hæversklega modestamente 控えめに 적당히 kukliai pieticīgi dengan merendah diri bescheiden beskjedent; anstendig, blygt skromnie شرمناك modestamente cu modestie скромно; умеренно skromne skromno umereno blygsamt, anspråkslöst โดยพอประมาณ alçakgönüllülükle 謙虛地,端莊地,適度地 скромно خاکساری سے một cách khiêm tốn 谦虚地,适度地
ˈmodesty noun beskeidenheid تَواضُع скромност modéstia skromnost; mírnost die Bescheidenheit beskedenhed μετριοφροσύνη modestia tagasihoidlikkus عفت vaatimattomuus modestie צניעות संकोच čednost, skromnost szerénység; mérséklet, mértékletesség kerendahan hati hæverska; lítillæti modestia 謙そん 적당함, 겸손 kuklumas pieticība sifat rendah diri bescheidenheid beskjedenhet; anstendighet skromność عفت modéstia modestie; decenţă скромность; умеренность skromnosť skromnost umerenost blygsamhet, anspråkslöshet ความพอประมาณ alçakgönüllülük 謙虛 скромність انکسار tính khiêm tốn 谦虚
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