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modestia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • moderation noun The avoidance of extremes; restraint.
  • modesty noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.

Senses

modestia is used for these senses in English:

  • moderation The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
  • modesty The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

moderation — full definition

  1. noun The avoidance of extremes; restraint.
  2. noun The process of overseeing and enforcing rules in a discussion or online forum.

modesty — full definition

  1. noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
  2. noun Behavior or dress that avoids drawing sexual attention.

Related Latin words