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modesty

Roget-categorie 881

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.5. Extrinsic affections

#881. Modesty

zelfstandig naamwoord

modestyhumility etc. 879diffidence, timidityretiring dispositionunobtrusivenessbashfulness etc. adj. — mauvaise honte [Fr.]blush, blushingverecundityself-knowledge.
reserve, constraintdemureness etc. adj. — blushing honors" [Henry VIII].

werkwoord

be modest etc. adj. — retire, reserve oneselfgive way todraw in one's horns etc. 879hide one's face.
keep private, keep in the background, keep one's distancepursue the noiseless tenor of one's way, do good by stealth and blush to find it fame" [Pope], hide one's light under a bushel, cast a sheep's eye.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

modest, diffidenthumble etc. 879timid, timorous, bashfulshy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, overmodest.
unpretending, unpretentiousunobtrusive, unassuming, unostentatious, unboastful, unaspiringpoor in spirit.
out of countenance etc. (humbled) 879.
reserved, constrained, demure.

bijwoord

humbly etc. adj. — quietly, privatelywithout ceremony, without beat of drumsans fa

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