modesty Sentence Examples
- Her modest demeanor belied her extraordinary talents.
- Despite his success, he maintained a remarkable level of modesty.
- The modest cottage stood in stark contrast to the opulent mansion nearby.
- Her modest dress concealed a stunning figure.
- The modest proposal was met with skepticism and resistance.
- His modesty prevented him from bragging about his accomplishments.
- The modest sum he earned was enough to sustain his family.
- The modest proposal failed to gain traction due to its lack of ambition.
- She avoided ostentatious displays, preferring modesty in all aspects of her life.
- The modest gesture of a simple handshake conveyed sincerity and respect.
modesty Meaning
modesty (n)
freedom from vanity or conceit
formality and propriety of manner
modesty (n.)
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.
Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.
Synonyms & Antonyms of modesty
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- hauteur
- pompousness
- superiority
- conceit
- bumptiousness
- pomposity
- pretension
- presumptuousness
- loftiness
- assumption
- attitude
- arrogance
- lordliness
- conceit
- pompousness
- peremptoriness
- superciliousness
- brashness
- pride
- attitude
- pomposity
- haughtiness
- lordliness
- egoism
- assumption
- forwardness
- presumptuousness
- pretence
- pridefulness
- huffiness
- assertiveness
- huffiness
- forwardness
- egotism
- pride
- pretentiousness
- superiority
- pretense
- imperiousness
- peremptoriness
- brashness
- aggressiveness
- imperiousness
- overconfidence
- boldness
- pretence
- egotism
- arrogance
- pridefulness
- aggressiveness
- loftiness
- overconfidence
- pretension
- bumptiousness
- hauteur
- superciliousness
- pretense
- egoism
- boldness
- haughtiness
- pretentiousness
- assertiveness
Synonyms:
- quietness
- acquiescence
- down-to-earthness
- directness
- submissiveness
- compliance
- na-vet-
- lowliness
- passivity
- na-vet-
- deference
Antonyms:
- self-complacency
- disdain
- self-complacency
- condescension
- cheekiness
- cocksureness
- audaciousness
- vanity
- sauciness
- impertinence
- cockiness
- self-conceit
- nerve
- condescension
- brassiness
- cheekiness
- scorn
- temerity
- self-importance
- swash
- temerity
- cheek
- self-glorification
- swash
- brassiness
- ostentation
- self-centeredness
- sauciness
- toploftiness
- impudence
- self-importance
- self-opinion
- scorn
- nerve
- swagger
- self-glorification
- insolence
- ostentation
- cocksureness
- insolence
- impudence
- cheek
- vanity
- audaciousness
- impertinence
- boastfulness
- disdain
- toploftiness
- self-satisfaction
- self-centeredness
- self-satisfaction
- swagger
- cockiness
- self-opinion
- boastfulness
- self-conceit
FAQs About the word modesty
freedom from vanity or conceit, formality and propriety of mannerThe quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate o
humbleness, humility,meekness, demureness, quietness, acquiescence, down-to-earthness, directness, submissiveness, compliance
hauteur, pompousness, superiority, conceit, bumptiousness, pomposity, pretension, presumptuousness, loftiness, assumption
Her modest demeanor belied her extraordinary talents.
Despite his success, he maintained a remarkable level of modesty.
The modest cottage stood in stark contrast to the opulent mansion nearby.
Her modest dress concealed a stunning figure.
