modesty in Arabic
تَوَاضُع tawāḍuʕ
/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/
modesty in Arabic: تَوَاضُع (tawāḍuʕ), حِشْمَة (ḥišma). In English, modesty means the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
Arabic words for modesty
- quality of being modest
- تَوَاضُع tawāḍuʕ
- pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness
- حِشْمَة ḥišma
English meaning of modesty
- noun The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
- noun Moderate behaviour; reserve.
- noun Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
Synonyms of modesty
modesty in other languages
Questions about modesty in Arabic
- What is the meaning of modesty in Arabic?
- Modesty in Arabic is تَوَاضُع (tawāḍuʕ), حِشْمَة (ḥišma).
- ما معنى كلمة modesty؟
- Modesty: تَوَاضُع (tawāḍuʕ), حِشْمَة (ḥišma).
- What does modesty mean in English?
- Modesty means the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
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