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Definition of Modesty
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Modesty
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. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action. Related Definitions:
Absence, Action, And, Arrogance, Being, Delicacy, Due, Estimate, For, Humility, Importance, In, Lowly, Merit, Moderate, Modest, Natural, Of, One, Or, Own, Personal, Presumption, Propriety, Purity, Quality, Regard, Regarding, Relation, Respecting, Self-Assertion, Sexual, Shame, Speech, State, Temper, That, The, Thought, Which, Worth |
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Modesty Quotations
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. Confucius Modesty forbids what the law does not. Lucius Annaeus Seneca If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism. Mason Cooley Modesty is my best quality. Jack Benny Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty. Herodotus |
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Modesty Translations
modesty in Dutch is bescheidenheid, discretie modesty in French is pudeur, modestie modesty in German is Bescheidenheit modesty in Latin is pudor, rubor modesty in Spanish is modestia modesty in Swedish is blygsamhet |
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