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modesty

n.

The state of being modest
humility, unpretentiousness, unassumingness, delicacy, unostentatiousness, reticence, reserve, constraint, unobtrusiveness, self-effacement, meekness; see also courtesy 1, dignity 1, restraint 1.
Antonyms vanity*, conceit, egotism*.
Shyness
inhibition, timidity, diffidence; see shyness.
Chastity
decency, innocence, seemliness, celibacy; see chastity, purity 1, virtue 1.

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Another word for modesty

noun

Lack of vanity or self-importance:
humbleness, humility, lowliness, meekness. See attitude, big, self-love
Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress:
demureness, diffidence, reticence, self-effacement. See restraint
The condition of being chaste:
chastity, decency, innocence, purity, virginity, virtue, virtuousness. See good, restraint, sex
Lack of ostentation or pretension:
plainness, simpleness, simplicity, unassumingness, unostentatiousness, unpretentiousness. See plain

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It is considered essential to modesty to cover the head.
Though too weak and good-natured to cope with the problem which confronted him, Agis was characterized by a sincerity of purpose and a blend of youthful modesty with royal dignity, which render him perhaps the most attractive figure in the whole of Spartan history.
Modesty therefore is highly conventional, and to discover its origin the most primitive tribes must be observed.
She is much praised by historians for her modesty and prudence, and is said to have brought about by her example a considerable improvement in the morals of her nation.
Before she could escape into the modesty of the robe, he pulled her toward him.

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