modestness
1. the property of being moderate in price or expenditures - the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices - the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately • Syn: reasonableness, moderateness • Derivationally related forms: modest, moderate (for: moderateness), reasonable (for: reasonableness) • Hypernyms: inexpensiveness 2. freedom from vanity or conceit • Syn: modesty • Ant: immodesty (for: modesty) • Derivationally related forms: modest • Hypernyms: decency • Hyponyms: primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism • Attrubites: modest, immodest
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