modesty
noun [U] (QUIET SUCCESS) /ˈmɒd.ɪ.sti/
/ˈmɑː.dɪ-/ Definition
› approving the quality of not talking about or not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements: She does a lot of work for charities, but her modesty forbids her from talking about it.Shy and modestAnxious and worried in all modesty approving › said when you want to say something good about yourself, but do not want to seem to think you are too important: Quite frankly, and in all modesty, we'd probably have lost the game if I hadn't been playing.Shy and modestAnxious and worried
(Definition of modesty noun (QUIET SUCCESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bashful adjective
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell idiom
- diffident adjective
- efface verb (BE MODEST)
- humble adjective
- inhibited adjective
- inhibition noun
- introvert noun
- modest adjective (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- modest adjective (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL)
- private adjective (PERSONAL)
- retiring adjective (SHY)
- shrinking violet noun
- shyly adverb
- shyness noun
- unassuming adjective
- wallflower noun (SHY PERSON)
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
Topic:
Shy and modest
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