English noun: modestness | |||
1. | modestness (attribute) the property of being moderate in price or expenditures | ||
Samples | The store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices. The modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately. | ||
Synonyms | moderateness, reasonableness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inexpensiveness | ||
2. | modestness (attribute) freedom from vanity or conceit | ||
Synonyms | modesty | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decency | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Grundyism, primness, prudery, prudishness | ||
Attribute | immodest, modest | ||
Antonyms | immodesty | ||