modestness
Lack of boastfulness
Modestness is the quality of being modest—unassuming, humble, or moderate in self-estimation.
The word is rarely used; modesty serves the same purpose and sounds more natural: Her modesty about her achievements rather than her modestness.
When modestness does appear, it typically describes restraint or lack of pretension.
State of being unpretentious
- self-effacementDownplaying one's importance
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- lowlinessState of modest rank
unassumingness · down-to-earth · simplicity · genuineness · sincerity · deference · respectfulness · docility
Ability to restrain impulses
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
self-discipline · continence · abstemiousness · frugality · chastity · propriety · decency · seemliness
Supply kept back
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
diffidence · coyness · quietness · introversion · gentleness · mildness · unobtrusiveness · retiring
Deliberately minimized in expression
- simpleFree of complexity
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- unembellishedWithout decorative additions
subdued · tasteful · conservative · unpretentious · unshowy · unfussy · unassuming · austere
humbleness
State of being unpretentious
- self-effacementDownplaying one's importance
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
lowliness · unassumingness · down-to-earth · simplicity · genuineness · sincerity · deference · respectfulness · docility · submissiveness
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
sobriety · self-discipline · continence · abstemiousness · frugality · chastity · propriety · decency · seemliness · circumspection
reserve
Supply kept back
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- timidityFearful lack of courage
reticence · diffidence · coyness · quietness · introversion · gentleness · mildness · unobtrusiveness · retiring · taciturnity
understated
Deliberately minimized in expression
unembellished · subdued · tasteful · conservative · unpretentious · unshowy · unfussy · unassuming · austere · minimalist
modestnessvanity
Excessive pride in oneself
arrogance · conceit · egotism · boastfulness · self-aggrandizement
modestnessostentation
Vulgar flaunting of means
showiness · flamboyance · flashiness · gaudiness · extravagance
modest, modesty, modestly, immodest, immodesty, immodestly, overmodesty, unmodest