What does «modestia» mean in Spanish?
- Modest quality: virtue by which one does not speak or think proudly of oneself. Humility and absence of vanity.
Examples of use in Spanish: "para los católicos la modestia es una cualidad deseable en el ser humano".
"Se puede ser modesto sin llegar a humilde; en cambio, la humildad supone siempre la modestia".
"modestia aparte, soy muy buen cocinero".
- Simplicity, absence of voluntary luxury.
Examples of use in Spanish: "ella vive con modestia a pesar de que su familia es rica".
- Scarcity of resources, poverty, absence of involuntary luxuries.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la modestia de su ingreso no le permite acceder a ningún lujo".
- Honesty, decency in actions or words.
- Shyness, shyness, modesty.
Examples of use in Spanish: "respondió con modestia".