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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mod·es·ty       [mod-uh-stee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties.
1.the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
2.regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
3.simplicity; moderation.

[Origin: 1525–35; < L modestia. See modest, -y3]
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mod·es·ty       (mŏd'ĭ-stē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state or quality of being modest.
  2. Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior.
  3. Lack of pretentiousness; simplicity.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
modesty 
1531, "freedom from exaggeration, self-control," from M.Fr. modestie, from L. modestia "moderation," from modestus "moderate, keeping measure, sober," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (1)). Meaning "having a moderate opinion of oneself" is from 1553. Modest (adj.) is first recorded 1565.

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modesty

noun
1. freedom from vanity or conceit [ant: immodesty
2. formality and propriety of manner 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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.

Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. --Shak.

Modesty piece, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom. [Obs.] --Addison.

Syn: Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See Bashfulness, and Humility.

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