modesty meaning in Sanskrit
ह्री hrī́
/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/
modesty in Sanskrit: ह्री (hrī́). In English, modesty means the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
Sanskrit words for modesty
- modesty
- ह्री hrī́
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
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Questions about modesty in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of modesty in Sanskrit?
- Modesty in Sanskrit is ह्री (hrī́).
- modesty इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Modesty: ह्री (hrī́).
- 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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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “modesty”: ह्री. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: modesty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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