Modesty
Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.
Usage example: his natural modesty makes him reluctant to run for public office
Plainness is a synonym for modesty in plain topic. In some cases you can use "Plainness" instead a noun "Modesty", when it comes to topics like unpretentiousness.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- severity and modesty
- severity and plainness
- honesty and modesty
- honesty and plainness
- integrity and modesty
- integrity and plainness
- rectitude and modesty
- rectitude and plainness
- purity and modesty
- purity and plainness
- restraint and modesty
- restraint and plainness
- ingenuousness and modesty
- ingenuousness and plainness
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Plainness and Modesty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/plainness
Modesty & Plainness. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/plainness>.
Plainness or Modesty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/plainness.
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