modesty in Russian
modesty in Russian is скро́мность, сде́ржанность, благопристо́йность — modesty means the quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
modesty in Russian
скро́мность
Pronounced: skromnost
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
сде́ржанность
Pronounced: sderzhannost
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
скро́мность
Pronounced: skromnost
Moderate behaviour; reserve.
благопристо́йность
Pronounced: blagopristoynost
Moderate behaviour; reserve.
сде́ржанность
Pronounced: sderzhannost
Moderate behaviour; reserve.
засте́нчивость
Pronounced: zastenchivost
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
скро́мность
Pronounced: skromnost
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
стыдли́вость
Pronounced: stydlivost
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
целому́дрие
Pronounced: tselomudriye
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
What does "modesty" mean?
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noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
"He accepted the praise with characteristic modesty."
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noun Behavior or dress that avoids drawing sexual attention.
"The school's uniform policy was designed with modesty in mind."
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modesty in a sentence
- He accepted the praise with characteristic modesty.
- The school's uniform policy was designed with modesty in mind.
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What is "modesty" in Russian?
"modesty" in Russian is скро́мность, сде́ржанность, благопристо́йность. modesty means: The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
How do you pronounce скро́мность?
"modesty" in Russian is скро́мность, pronounced "skromnost".
How do you use "modesty" in a sentence?
Example: "He accepted the praise with characteristic modesty." In Russian, "modesty" is скро́мность, сде́ржанность, благопристо́йность.
Are there other ways to say "modesty" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "modesty": скро́мность, сде́ржанность, благопристо́йность, засте́нчивость, стыдли́вость, целому́дрие.
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