2007-01-03 01:31:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Modesty to me is:
* Humbleness
* Having decency
* Being a good character
* Being simple
* Having shyness
2007-01-03 01:56:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modesty is the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
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2007-01-03 09:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by lunarkry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man is the only creature capable of blushing, and the only creature with need to.
(Perhaps not literally true on the first part... but disturbingly true on the last part)
Modesty is that part of us that tells us we are better than we really are, and makes us act as baffoons trying to prove it.
2007-01-03 09:37:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when people realise that their achievements are only partly their doing. most of it is luck, nature, circumstance and positive influences. modesty is people realising that they're not as great as people give them credit for.
2007-01-03 09:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by spiralling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope that this www link prove helpful
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty
2007-01-03 09:49:19 · answer #5 · answered by Inland Lighthouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple cover for a lack of talent.
Clive Barker.
2007-01-03 09:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very over-rated. And in the Islamic sense of the word fascistic.
2007-01-03 09:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Diffidence
Reserve
Humility
Reticence
The opposite is arrogance (sometime)
2007-01-03 09:50:47 · answer #8 · answered by suma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not boasting or bragging about your abilities or possessions.
2007-01-03 09:39:01 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's when people don't take full credit for what they got.
2007-01-03 09:34:30 · answer #10 · answered by deepdream00 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋