modesty
noun /ˈmɒdəsti/
/ˈmɑːdəsti/
[uncountable]- the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions
- He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
- I hate false (= pretended) modesty.
Extra Examples- Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
- She accepted their congratulations with becoming modesty.
- his modesty about his achievements
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
- forbid somebody
- with modesty
- modesty about
- the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or attract sexual attention
- I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
- forbid somebody
- with modesty
- modesty about
- the state of being not very large, expensive, important, etc.
- They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.