Definitions
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- noun the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
- noun freedom from vanity or conceit
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Examples
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All the things I once hated about her I now love - the diamond-shaped face, the weird teeth, the modestness of her physicality.
Speaking of Susan Scott... Arbogast 2008
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Bucket in the book is all-knowing, all-seeing - he continually sets the scene yet with a certain modestness of scope or at least affability.
Bleak House 2006
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My several reminders of the modestness of my operation did not seem to daunt him, as he offered the support not only of his famous wife and children, but of the writers in his circle, such as his college mentor, one winner of the 1992 Booker Prize, and Lady Hayden-Guest.
Cantara Christopher on publishing Michael Allen 2005
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And just the the modestness of people's standard of living there is a big surprise when you've heard of Japan's tremendous success.
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Every now and again I get a streak of modestness (it's a word!) … much like this one, with long pencil skirts, layers of cloth, hose, and heels … professionalism with flair.
World of SL 2010
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