单词 | modestness |
释义 | modestnessn. Now rare. Modesty. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] simplesse1340 methec1390 simplenessc1400 demurity1483 demureness?1518 modestness1546 modesty1553 unaspiringness1681 unpretendingness1701 unassumingness1768 unostentatiousness1807 unpresumingness1837 unpretentiousness1855 unassertiveness1934 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke ii. ii. f. 38v A kyng..whiche attayned to yt dignitee by no ambycion or fauour, but by a syngular wyt, and sober modestnes [L. moderatio]. 1548 R. Hutten tr. J. Spangenberg Sum of Diuinitie B iij b Thys precept conteineth excellent vertues, yt is to saye diligence in obeyng, doinge our vocacion, modestnes [L. modestiam], pitie toward our parentes ye common welth & such like vertues. 1638 H. Rider tr. Horace Epodes xi Then my modestness [L. pudor] shall give o'er to strive. 1657 H. Bold Wit a Sporting 48 When my modestness cast by Shall give over presently. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 June a2 The modestness of the living standards of most Britons often becomes apparent after only a short time here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1546 |
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