modesty
/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/ sustantivo C1En español: modestia, pudor
- The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
- Moderate behaviour; reserve.
- Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
Plural modesties
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“He made a little mistake, to be sure; but it is to the credit of his modesty.”
Speaking of my old friend and biographer, I would take this opportunity to remark that if I burden myself with a companion in my various little inquiries it is not done out of sentiment or caprice, but it is that Watson has some remarkable characteristics of his own, to which in his modesty he has given small attention amid his exaggerated estimates of my own performances.
And you may be certain that when I have the honour of seeing her again I shall speak in the highest terms of your modesty, economy, and other amiable qualifications.”
“And which of the two do you call _my_ little recent piece of modesty?”
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