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modesty
('m/A/d/I/st/i/ )

noun (n)

  • freedom from vanity or conceit(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    modestness
    Antonym:
    immodesty
    source: wordnet30
  • formality and propriety of manner(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    reserve
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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