modesty meaning in Urdu
حَیا hayā
/ˈmɒd.ə.sti/
modesty in Urdu: حَیا (hayā), لاج (lāj), آبْرُو (ābrū), شَرْم (śarm). In English, modesty means the quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
Urdu words for modesty
- quality of being modest
- حَیا hayā, لاج lāj, آبْرُو ābrū
- moderate behaviour; reserve
- شَرْم śarm
- pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness
- لاج lāj
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 Urdu
- What is the meaning of modesty in Urdu?
- Modesty in Urdu is حَیا (hayā), لاج (lāj), آبْرُو (ābrū), شَرْم (śarm).
- modesty کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
- Modesty: حَیا (hayā), لاج (lāj), آبْرُو (ābrū), شَرْم (śarm).
- 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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