modesty
11modesty — [[t]mɒ̱dɪsti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT (approval) Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself... He plays the character with tremendous… …
12Modesty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Modesty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 modesty modesty Sgm: N 1 humility humility &c. 879 Sgm: N 1 diffidence diffidence timidity Sgm: N 1 retiring disposition retiring disposition Sgm: N 1 unobtrusiveness …
13modesty — mod|es|ty [ˈmɔdısti US ˈma: ] n [U] 1.) a modest way of behaving or talking ▪ Anyone else would have done the same thing, he said with typical modesty. 2.) unwillingness to show your body or do anything that may attract sexual interest 3.) in all …
14modesty — noun (U) 1 a modest way of behaving or talking: the great player s modesty 2 in all modesty spoken used to say that you do not want to seem too proud of something you have done, when in fact you are: I think in all modesty that I can take some… …
15modesty — mod|es|ty [ madəsti ] noun uncount 1. ) the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful: Peel shrugs off the attention with characteristic modesty. false modesty (=pretending to be modest)… …
16modesty — noun 1) Hannah s modesty cloaks many talents Syn: self effacement, humility, unpretentiousness; shyness, bashfulness, self consciousness, reserve, reticence, timidity 2) the modesty of his aspirations Syn: limited scope …
17modesty — UK [ˈmɒdɪstɪ] / US [ˈmɑdəstɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful false modesty (= pretending to be modest) 2) a) behaviour, especially by women, that is… …
18modesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Timidity Nouns modesty; humility; diffidence, timidity, bashfulness; shyness, unobtrusiveness; shame; reserve, constraint; demureness. Verbs 1. be modest, retire, give way to, retire into one s shell,… …
19modesty — kuklumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Charakterio bruožas, pasižymintis asmenybės savikritiškumu, savęs išsižadėjimu, atsisakymu asmeninių teisių, garbės, patogumų. Perdėtas kuklumas yra savivertės sumažėjimo padarinys. Kuklumas turi… …
20Modesty Blaise (novel) — Modesty Blaise   Hardc …
