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Noun: modestness  mó-dist-nus
  1. Freedom from vanity or conceit
    "His modestness in victory endeared him to fans and opponents alike";
    - modesty
     
  2. The property of being moderate in price or expenditures
    "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately";
    - reasonableness, moderateness

See also: immodest, modest

Type of: decency, inexpensiveness

Antonym: immodesty