Antonym: arrogance. Similar words: modest, modestly, immodest, lodestone, mode, model, modern, remodel. Meaning: ['mɑdɪstɪ /'mɒs-] 
n. 1. freedom from vanity or conceit 2. formality and propriety of manner.
n. 1. freedom from vanity or conceit 2. formality and propriety of manner. 
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1) Modesty is the ornament of woman. 
2) Scantiness of modesty is short of knowledge.
3) Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.
4) Modesty is not only and ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
5) Wherever valour true is found,(http://sentencedict.com/modesty.html) true modesty will there abound.
6) He won praises for his modesty.
7) She accepted their congratulations with becoming modesty.
8) Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
9) Pride hurts, modesty benefits.
10) His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.
11) The girl flushed from modesty when the man praised her appearance.
12) She spoke with characteristic modesty.
13) Modesty helps one to go forward.
14) He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
15) Modesty is not his long suit.
16) She received the praise with becoming modesty.
17) They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.
18) Bennett accepted the award with typical modesty.
19) Her modesty is all put on; at heart she is very vain.
20) Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.
21) I think in all modesty that I can take some small credit for the team's success.
22) Don't be such a prude you can carry modesty too far!
23) The speakers cast modesty aside and talked about their success.
24) As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
25) Quite frankly, and in all modesty, we'd probably have lost the game if I hadn't been playing.
26) His modesty is proverbial.
27) 'Anyone else would have done the same thing,' he said with typical modesty.
28) The best makeup is Smile. The best jewelry is Modesty. The best clothing is Confidence.
29) I'd like to tell you all about my success but modesty forbids.
30) He shows great pride in his work and has no false modesty about his success.
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