modesty 音标拼音: [m'ɑdəsti]
n . 谦逊,质朴,羞怯
谦逊,质朴,羞怯
modesty n 1 :
freedom from vanity or conceit [
synonym : {
modesty },
{
modestness }] [
ant : {
immodesty }]
2 :
formality and propriety of manner [
synonym : {
modesty }, {
reserve }]
Modesty \
Mod "
es *
ty \,
n . [
L .
modestia :
cf .
F .
modestie .
See {
Modest }.]
1 .
The quality or state of being modest ;
that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one '
s own worth and importance ;
absence of self -
assertion ,
arrogance ,
and presumption ;
humility respecting one '
s own merit .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation ;
purity of thought and manners ;
due regard for propriety in speech or action .
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1913 Webster ]
Her blush is guiltiness ,
not modesty . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Modesty piece },
a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom . [
Obs .] --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Bashfulness ;
humility ;
diffidence ;
shyness .
See {
Bashfulness },
and {
Humility }.
[
1913 Webster ]
128 Moby Thesaurus words for "
modesty ":
aloofness ,
altruism ,
backwardness ,
bashfulness ,
blankness ,
boggle ,
boggling ,
chilliness ,
coldness ,
commitment ,
compunction ,
consecration ,
constraint ,
coolness ,
decency ,
decorousness ,
decorum ,
dedication ,
delicacy ,
demur ,
demurral ,
detachment ,
devotion ,
diffidence ,
discreetness ,
discretion ,
disinterest ,
disinterestedness ,
distance ,
dullness ,
elegance ,
expressionlessness ,
fairishness ,
falter ,
faltering ,
frigidity ,
frostiness ,
guardedness ,
hesitance ,
hesitancy ,
hesitation ,
homeliness ,
humbleness ,
humility ,
iciness ,
impassiveness ,
impassivity ,
impersonality ,
inaccessibility ,
indifference ,
ingloriousness ,
innocuousness ,
introversion ,
lackluster ,
lowlihood ,
lowliness ,
meanness ,
mediocreness ,
mediocrity ,
meekness ,
middlingness ,
moderateness ,
modestness ,
objection ,
passableness ,
pause ,
plainness ,
poorness ,
propriety ,
protest ,
pudency ,
pudicity ,
qualm ,
qualm of conscience ,
qualmishness ,
recoil ,
remoteness ,
repression ,
reserve ,
reservedness ,
respectability ,
restraint ,
reticence ,
reticency ,
retirement ,
sacrifice ,
scruple ,
scrupulosity ,
scrupulousness ,
seemliness ,
self -
abasement ,
self -
abnegation ,
self -
denial ,
self -
devotion ,
self -
effacement ,
self -
forgetfulness ,
self -
immolation ,
self -
neglect ,
self -
neglectfulness ,
self -
renouncement ,
self -
sacrifice ,
self -
subjection ,
selflessness ,
shame ,
shrinking ,
shyness ,
simpleness ,
smallness ,
standoffishness ,
stickling ,
subduedness ,
submissiveness ,
suppression ,
teachableness ,
tediousness ,
tolerableness ,
unacquisitiveness ,
unaffability ,
unapproachability ,
uncongeniality ,
undemonstrativeness ,
unexpansiveness ,
unimportance ,
unpossessiveness ,
unpretentiousness ,
unselfishness ,
withdrawal ,
withdrawnness
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