Modesty Definition

mŏdĭ-stē
noun
The quality or state of being modest.
Webster's New World
Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior.
Modesty prevented her from wearing that dress.
American Heritage
The state of being unostentatious or moderate in size, quantity, or range.
The modesty of the room's furnishings.
American Heritage

(specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

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Other Word Forms of Modesty

Noun

Singular:
modesty
Plural:
modesties

Origin of Modesty

  • From modest + -y.

    From Wiktionary

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