Etiquette and Modesty

Etiquette

Etiquette noun - Personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting.
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Synonyms for Etiquette

Modesty and etiquette are semantically related in decency topic. In some cases you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Etiquette".

Modesty

Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

Etiquette and modesty are semantically related in decency topic. Sometimes you can use "Etiquette" instead a noun "Modesty".

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

How words are described

human human etiquette human modesty
common common etiquette common modesty
simple simple etiquette simple modesty
male male etiquette male modesty
Other adjectives: feminine, personal, general, basic.

Both words in one sentence

  • All forms of etiquette are included in the domain of this virtue, except modesty (see below).
  • A painfully average young man meets an eccentric, blithe, spirited, unrestrainable strange girl who violates all rules of common etiquette, propriety, and modesty...and he's inexplicably attracted to her in some bizarre, frightened way.
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Modesty and Etiquette. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/etiquette/modesty
Etiquette & Modesty. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/etiquette/modesty>.
Modesty or Etiquette. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/etiquette/modesty.
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