As nouns the difference between modesty and verecundity
is that
modesty is the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities while
verecundity is (obsolete) the quality or state of being verecund; modesty.
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
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verecundity English
Noun
( -)
(obsolete) The quality or state of being verecund; modesty.
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