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Hamble vs Modesty - What's the difference?

hamble | modesty |

As a proper noun Hamble

is a river in Hampshire, England.

As a verb hamble

is to mutilate; hamstring; cut away.

As a noun modesty is

the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

hamble

English

(wikipedia Hamble)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • a river in Hampshire, England.

    • modesty

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia modesty) (en-noun)
  • The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • Moderate behaviour; reserve.
  • (lb) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

    • Derived terms

    * false modesty

    Related terms

    * modestly

    Antonyms

    * immodesty * extravagance * impudence