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Modesty vs Humbleness - What's the difference?

modesty | humbleness |

As nouns the difference between modesty and humbleness

is that modesty is the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities while humbleness is humility; the property of being humble.

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.
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  • *: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

    humbleness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Humility; the property of being humble.
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