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modesty

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmɑdəsti/ · UK /ˈmɒdɪsti/

modesty means: The quality of not drawing attention to your own abilities, achievements, or importance.

noun

NO BOASTINGB2

The quality of not drawing attention to your own abilities, achievements, or importance.

  • I admire her modesty.
  • He accepted the award with modesty.
  • There is no need for false modesty about your success.

How to use it: modesty about something (Her modesty about her achievements impressed us.)

Similar words: humility, unpretentiousness

Opposites: arrogance, conceit

Common phrases: false modesty, with modesty, modesty about something, genuine modesty

BODY COVERINGC1

The practice of covering your body or avoiding clothes considered too revealing.

  • She wore a shawl for modesty.
  • The school has strict rules about modesty in dress.
  • Ideas about modesty differ between cultures.

Similar words: decency, propriety

Opposites: immodesty

Common phrases: modesty in dress, for modesty, standards of modesty

Questions about modesty

What does modesty mean?

The quality of not drawing attention to your own abilities, achievements, or importance.

What is modesty in other languages?

Türkçe: alçakgönüllülük · Español: modestia · Français: modestie · Deutsch: Bescheidenheit · Italiano: modestia · 日本語: 謙虚さ

How do you pronounce modesty?

In American English /ˈmɑdəsti/; in British English /ˈmɒdɪsti/.

How do you use modesty in a sentence?

I admire her modesty. He accepted the award with modesty.

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