Definition of modest

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Modest (a.) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman..

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Decent :: Decent (a.) Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
Maidenlike :: Maidenlike (a.) Like a maiden; modest; coy.
Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
Demure :: Demure (a.) Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
Instinct :: Instinct (a.) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct..
Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..
Modestly :: Modestly (adv.) In a modest manner.
Lowly :: Lowly (adv.) In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
Obscene :: Obscene (a/) Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures..
Impudent :: Impudent (a.) Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy..
Shame :: Shame (n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal..
Brazen :: Brazen (a.) Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance..
Bold :: Bold (n.) In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent..
Pudency :: Pudency (n.) Modesty; shamefacedness.
Modest :: Modest (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man..
Diffident :: Diffident (a.) Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
Douce :: Douce (a.) Sober; prudent; sedate; modest.
Virgin :: Virgin (a.) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush..
Bashful :: Bashful (a.) Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression..
Modest :: Modest (a.) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy..
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