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| Concept: | Modesty. |
| Category: | 4. Extrinsic Affections |
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be modest; retire, reserve oneself; give way to; draw in one's horns [more]; hide one's face., keep private, keep in the background, keep one's distance; pursue the noiseless tenor of one's way, "do good by stealth and blush to find it fame" [Pope], hide one's light under a bushel, cast a sheep's eye.
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| Antonyms: | vanity |
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| Concept: | Taciturnity. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; spoken language |
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be silent; keep silence, keep mum; hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw; not speak. [more]; say nothing, keep one's counsel; seal the lips, close the lips, button the lips, zipper the lips, put a padlock on the lips, put a padlock on the mouth; put a bridle on one's tongue; bite one's tongue, keep one's tongue between one's teeth; make no sign, not let a word escape one; keep a secret; not have a word to say; hush up, hush, lay the finger on the lips, place the finger on the lips; render mute., stick in one's throat.
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