Modesty
Nouns
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modesty
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humility etc. Humility
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diffidence, timidity
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retiring disposition
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unobtrusiveness
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bashfulness etc. adj.
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blush, blushing
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verecundity
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self-knowledge. reserve, constraint
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demureness etc. adj.
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blushing honors" [Henry VIII].
Verbs
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be modest etc. adj.
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retire, reserve oneself
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give way to
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draw in one's horns etc. Humility
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hide one's face. keep private, keep in the background, keep one's distance
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pursue the noiseless tenor of one's way, do good by stealth and blush to find it fame" [Pope], hide one's light under a bushel, cast a sheep's eye.
Adjectives
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modest, diffident
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humble etc. Humility
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timid, timorous, bashful
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shy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, overmodest. unpretending, unpretentious
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unobtrusive, unassuming, unostentatious, unboastful, unaspiring
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poor in spirit. out of countenance etc. (humbled) Humility. reserved, constrained, demure.
Adverbs
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humbly etc. adj.
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quietly, privately
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without ceremony, without beat of drum
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