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Look up: Modesty

  1. modesty
    [n] - freedom from vanity or conceit 2. [n] - formality and propriety of manner
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Modesty
    Mod'es·ty noun [ Latin modestia : confer French modestie . See Modest .] 1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit. 2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexua ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/86

  3. modesty
    noun freedom from vanity or conceit
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Modesty
    `Modesty` comprises a set of culturally or religiously determined values that relate to the presentation of the self to others. It can include: * Moderation in one's actions or appearance, not wishing to attract undue attention to oneself; * Downplaying one's accomplishments (see humility); * False or Sham modesty, a form of boasting through insincere self-abasement; * Modesty about sexuality and the display of the human body, especially taboos ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty

  5. Modesty
    • (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one`s own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one`s own merit. • (n.) Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manner...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. modesty
    (from the article `dress`) In antiquity total nudity was acceptable for both sexes in gymnasia, at funerals, and in temples. It was only with the rise of Christianity, and 600 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/106

  7. Modesty
    Modesty is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Modest` Where is it used? The name Modesty is mainly used In English. The name Modesty doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Modesty seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Mod

  8. modesty
    1. freedom from vanity or conceit
    2. formality and propriety of manner

    Found on

  9. Modesty
    Underrepresenting one's positive traits, contributions, or accomplishments.
    Found on http://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~alliso


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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