modesty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɑdəsti/ UK /ˈmɒdɪsti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being unassuming about one's abilities or achievements With characteristic modesty, she credited the whole team for the win. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... humilityunpretentiousnessreservedecorumdemurenessreticence ↔ Opposites arroganceconceitvanityimmodesty Word family Related forms modestmodestlymoderate Etymology AI details From Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia ('moderation, sense of honor'), from modestus ('moderate'), from modus ('measure'). modestia Latin modus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # modesty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑdəsti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒdɪsti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being unassuming about one's abilities or achievements ## Examples - With characteristic modesty, she credited the whole team for the win. ## Synonyms - humility - unpretentiousness - reserve - decorum - demureness - reticence ## Antonyms - arrogance - conceit - vanity - immodesty ## Related Forms - modest - modestly - moderate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: modestia - Root: modus ## Etymology From Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia ('moderation, sense of honor'), from modestus ('moderate'), from modus ('measure'). ## AI Etymology Modesty comes from Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia ('moderation, sense of honor'), from modestus ('moderate'), from modus ('measure'). The etymological trail includes Latin modestia, Latin modus. The same word family includes modest, modestly, moderate. Its current noun use means "the quality of being unassuming about one's abilities or achievements". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown