Modesty and Respect

Modesty

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

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Respect and modesty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respect" instead a noun "Modesty".

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

Respect noun - Relation to or concern with something specified.

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Modesty and respect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Respect".

true	true modesty	true respect
genuine	genuine modesty	genuine respect
actual	actual modesty	actual respect
real	real modesty	real respect
Other adjectives: little, personal, general, tremendous, basic.

Sailors respect a lady's modesty (and perhaps the occasional Scotsman) by facing away.

Source: Skirts and Ladders
In Futurama, uniforms for both sexes are skirted, which leads to a scene with Zapp Branigan climbing a ladder and Kif looking away, but not out of respect for his captain's modesty.

Source: Skirts and Ladders
Since Captain Holt isn't particularly fond of Yes Men, he instead tends to use this trope not so much to expose her insincerity (since she does genuinely respect him) but instead to expose the false modesty and flaws in logic that she ties herself in while doing so.

Source: Pull the Thread

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