modesty

The state or quality of being moderate in the estimation of one’s own abilities, accomplishments, or value.

Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior.

The state of being unostentatious or moderate in size, quantity, or range.

To lose from modesty: with away.

The quality of being modest; moderation; freedom from exaggeration or excess.

Retiring disposition or demeanor; disinclination to presumption, ostentation, or self-assertion; unobtrusiveness; reserve proceeding from absence of over-confidence or self-esteem.

Decorous feeling or behavior; purity or delicacy of thought or manner; reserve proceeding from pure or chaste character.

Synonyms Diffidence, Shyness, etc. See bashfulness.

The hare’s-ear or thorough-wax, Bupleurum rotundifolium.

The bladder-ketmia or flower-of-an-hour, Hibiscus Trionum.