modesty
1. freedom from vanity or conceit (Freq. 1) • Syn: modestness • Ant: immodesty • Derivationally related forms: modest (for: modestness) • Hypernyms: decency • Hyponyms: primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism • Attrubites: modest, immodest 2. formality and propriety of manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: reserve • Hypernyms: propriety, properness, correctitude • Hyponyms: demureness
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