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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Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Impudence :: Impudence (n.) The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty..
Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..
Bold-faced :: Bold-faced (a.) Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman..
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) 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..
Smutty :: Smutty (superl.) Obscene; not modest or pure; as, a smutty saying..
Sheepish :: Sheepish (a.) Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Forward :: Forward (a.) Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years..
Virgin :: Virgin (a.) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush..
Feminine :: Feminine (a.) Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate..
Secret :: Secret (a.) The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
Demureness :: Demureness (n.) The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Impudicity :: Impudicity (n.) Immodesty.
Demure :: Demure (a.) Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
Leer :: Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion..
Impudent :: Impudent (a.) Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy..
Humility :: Humility (n.) The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.
Overmodest :: Overmodest (a.) Modest to excess; bashful.
Unobtrusive :: Unobtrusive (a.) Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest.
Indecency :: Indecency (n.) The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity..
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