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modestness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun modestness has 2 senses
- modestness(n = noun.attribute) moderateness, reasonableness - the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately" is a kind of inexpensiveness
- modestness(n = noun.attribute) modesty - freedom from vanity or conceit; Array is a kind of decency
Derived form adjective modest2
has particulars: grundyism, primness, prudery, prudishness
Derived forms adjective modest4, adjective modest1
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