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 | ||