English noun: modesty | |||
1. | modesty (attribute) freedom from vanity or conceit | ||
Synonyms | modestness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decency | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Grundyism, primness, prudery, prudishness | ||
Attribute | immodest, modest | ||
Antonyms | immodesty | ||
2. | modesty (attribute) formality and propriety of manner | ||
Synonyms | reserve | ||
Broader (hypernym) | correctitude, properness, propriety | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | demureness | ||