Definition of modesty

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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..

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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..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..
Shameless :: Shameless (a.) Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace.
Indecent :: Indecent (a.) Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language..
Immodesty :: Immodesty (n.) Want of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency..
Secret :: Secret (a.) The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
Demurely :: Demurely (adv.) In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty..
Indecency :: Indecency (n.) The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity..
Decent :: Decent (a.) Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
Impudicity :: Impudicity (n.) Immodesty.
Suggest :: Suggest (v. t.) To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty..
Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Decency :: Decency (n.) The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty..
Downcast :: Downcast (a.) Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt..
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..
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..
Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.
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..
Pudency :: Pudency (n.) Modesty; shamefacedness.
Blush :: Blush (v. i.) To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face..
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