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modesty
/ˈmɒdɪsti/
noun
noun: modesty; plural noun: modesties
1.
the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities.
"with typical modesty he insisted on sharing the credit with others"
synonyms: self-effacement, humility, lack of vanity, lack of pretension, unpretentiousness; More
shyness, bashfulness, self-consciousness, reserve, reticence, timidity, meekness
"Hannah's innate modesty cloaks many talents"
antonyms: boastfulness
2.
the quality of being relatively moderate, limited, or small in amount, rate, or level.
'We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.'
- Henry David Thoreau
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