Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈmɑd.ə.sti/

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Substantiv

  1. The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
  2. Moderate behaviour; reserve.
  3. (specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Exempel

  • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • Why should the media stick to an antiquated code of etiquette when Kate doesn’t bother to protect her own modesty?

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