Modesty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

freedom from vanity or conceit

formality and propriety of manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːdəsti/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒdəsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒdəsti/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːdəsti/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

modestness reserve

Antonyms

immodesty

Word Forms

modest

adjective

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bescheidenheit

Freiheit von Eitelkeit oder Einbildung

🇫🇷French

modestie

liberté de vanité ou de suffisance

🇪🇸Spanish

modestia

libertad de vanidad o vanidad

🇮🇹Italian

modestia

🇳🇱Dutch

bescheidenheid

vrij van ijdelheid of verwaandheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

modéstia

liberdade da vaidade ou da presunção

🇷🇺Russian

скромность

свобода от тщеславия и тщеславия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नम्रता

घमंड या दंभ से मुक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনয়

অহংকার বা অহংকার থেকে স্বাধীনতা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடக்கம்

வீண் அல்லது அகந்தையிலிருந்து விடுதலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాడంబరత

వానిటీ లేదా అహంకారం నుండి స్వేచ్ఛ

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्रता

व्यर्थ किंवा अहंकारापासून स्वातंत्र्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતા

મિથ્યાભિમાન અથવા અહંકારથી સ્વતંત્રતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಮ್ರತೆ

ವ್ಯಾನಿಟಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಹಂಕಾರದಿಂದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എളിമ

മായയിൽ നിന്നോ അഹങ്കാരത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ള സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰਤਾ

ਵਿਅਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਹੰਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شائستگی

باطل یا تکبر سے آزادی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谦逊

免于虚荣或自负

🇯🇵Japanese

謙虚さ

虚栄心やうぬぼれからの自由

🇰🇷Korean

겸손

허영심이나 자만심으로부터의 자유

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khiêm tốn

tự do khỏi sự phù phiếm hoặc tự phụ

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุภาพเรียบร้อย

อิสรภาพจากความไร้สาระหรือความถือดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesopanan

kebebasan dari kesombongan atau kesombongan

🇵🇭Filipino

kahinhinan

kalayaan mula sa walang kabuluhan o kayabangan

🇲🇾Malay

kesederhanaan

kebebasan daripada kesombongan atau kesombongan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تواضع

التحرر من الغرور أو الغرور

🇮🇷Persian

حیا

رهایی از غرور یا غرور

🇹🇷Turkish

tevazu

kibir veya kibirden özgürlük

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְנִיעוּת

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