- 1the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions He accepted the award with characteristic modesty. I hate false (= pretended) modesty.
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- 2the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or attract sexual attention
- 3the state of being not very large, expensive, important, etc. They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.
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