modesty

  1. Noun.  The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
  2. Noun.  Moderate behaviour; reserve.
  3. Noun.  (qualifier, specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.

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