Modesty
Modesty noun - The quality or state of being morally pure.
Usage example: in this day and age, that's very becoming modesty in a teenager
Propriety is a synonym for modesty in etiquette topic. In some cases you can use "Propriety" instead a noun "Modesty", when it comes to topics like decorum, reserve, decency, coyness. popular alternative
Propriety
Propriety noun - Socially acceptable behavior.
Modesty is a synonym for propriety in decorum topic. You can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Propriety", if it concerns topics such as etiquette, decency, good manners. popular alternative
Nearby Words: proprietor, proprietary
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- delicacy and modesty
- delicacy and propriety
- virtue and modesty
- virtue and propriety
- refinement and modesty
- refinement and propriety
- dignity and modesty
- dignity and propriety
- courtesy and modesty
- courtesy and propriety
- morality and modesty
- morality and propriety
- probity and modesty
- probity and propriety
How words are described
| common | common modesty | common propriety |
Both words in one sentence
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He accuses her of having disregarded "the commonest rules of modesty and propriety".
Source: Literature / Wives and Daughters - 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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With lyrics like "I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear", "A walking cane here at my side, I take it everywhere I walk" and "Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety".
Source: Quintessential British Gentleman
Cite this Source
Propriety and Modesty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/propriety
Modesty & Propriety. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/propriety>.
Propriety or Modesty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/propriety.
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