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- pronunciation:
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noun |
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modesties |
| definition 1: |
If you have modesty, you don't brag about how great you are or pretend to be anything special. You don't see yourself as a star or better than other people.
Because of her modesty, Alicia didn't show off her skating abiliy to her new friends, and she didn't tell them that she had already won a skating competition. |
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If a person has modesty, they are shy about showing their body to other people, or they don't think it's right to show much of it.
Andy's modesty made him feel uncomfortable changing clothes in front of other people.When Briana's older sister started to wear short skirts, her grandmother said she should have more modesty. |
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