how to pronounce modesty

/ˈmɑːdɪstiː/

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modesty is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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An example use of modesty in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… not false modesty I what you the …”

meaning of modesty

Modesty is the quality of being modest, especially the quality of being reluctant to display one's own talents, achievements, or possessions.

modesty frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word modesty occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics modesty can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that modesty can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;