modesty
Meaning
Noun
- The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
- Moderate behaviour; reserve.
- Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
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Origin
- From Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia
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