selfeffacement

Main Entry:
self-effacement [self-i-feys-muhnt, self-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: modesty
Synonyms: bashfulness, celibacy, chastity, constraint, coyness, decency, delicacy, demureness, diffidence, discreetness, humbleness, humility, inhibition, innocence, lack of pretension, meekness, propriety, prudery, purity, quietness, reserve, reticence, simplicity, timidity, unobtrusiveness, unostentatiousness, unpretentiousness, virtue
Main Entry: demureness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: modesty
Synonyms: coyness, humbleness, humility, reserve, reticence, self-effacement, shyness
Main Entry: lowliness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: modesty
Synonyms: bashfulness, celibacy, chastity, constraint, coyness, decency, delicacy, demureness, diffidence, discreetness, humbleness, humility, inhibition, innocence, lack of pretension, meekness, propriety, prudery, purity, quietness, reserve, reticence, self-effacement, simplicity, timidity, unobtrusiveness, unostentatiousness, unpretentiousness, virtue
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Modesty.
Category: 4. Extrinsic Affections
Synonyms:
-nouns
modesty; humility; diffidence, timidity; retiring disposition; unobtrusiveness; bashfulness; mauvaise honte; blush, blushing; verecundity; self-knowledge., reserve, constraint; demureness; "blushing honors" [Henry VIII].
-verbs
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.
-adjectives
modest, diffident; humble; timid, timorous, bashful; shy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, overmodest., unpretending, unpretentious; unobtrusive, unassuming, unostentatious, unboastful, unaspiring; poor in spirit., out of countenance (humbled)., reserved, constrained, demure.
-adverbs
humbly; quietly, privately; without ceremony, without beat of drum; sans façon.
-phrases
"not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty" [Romeo and Juliet]; "thy modesty's a candle to thy merit" [Fielding].
Antonyms: vanity
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