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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 | ||
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