Modesty
//ˈmɒd.ə.sti//
Translations of "modesty" (43 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | αἰδημοσύνη(quality of being modest), αἰδοσύνη(quality of being modest) | aidēmosúnē, aidosúnē | |
| Arabic | تَوَاضُع(quality of being modest), حِشْمَة(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | tawāḍuʕ, ḥišma | |
| Armenian | համեստություն(quality of being modest), համեստություն(moderate behaviour; reserve) | hamestutʻyun, hamestutʻyun | |
| Azerbaijani | təvazö(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Belarusian | скро́мнасць(quality of being modest), сці́пласць(quality of being modest) | skrómnascʹ, scíplascʹ | |
| Bikol Central | kabinian(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Bulgarian | скро́мност(quality of being modest) | skrómnost | |
| Catalan | modèstia(quality of being modest), modèstia(moderate behaviour; reserve), pudor(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), reserves(moderate behaviour; reserve) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 謙虛 /谦虚(quality of being modest) | qiānxū | |
| Czech | skromnost(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Danish | beskedenhed(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Dutch | bescheidenheid(quality of being modest), gereserveerdheid(moderate behaviour; reserve), schroom(moderate behaviour; reserve) | — | |
| Esperanto | modesteco(quality of being modest), seksmodesteco(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Finnish | häveliäisyys(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), kainous(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), siveys(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), säädyllisyys(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), vaatimattomuus(quality of being modest), vaatimattomuus(moderate behaviour; reserve) | — | |
| French | modestie(quality of being modest), pudeur(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Galician | modestia(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Georgian | ზომიერება(moderate behaviour; reserve), თავდაჭერილობა(moderate behaviour; reserve), თავმდაბლობა(quality of being modest), თავმდაბლობა(moderate behaviour; reserve), მოკრძალება(quality of being modest), მოკრძალებულობა(quality of being modest), მორიდებულობა(moderate behaviour; reserve) | zomiereba, tavdač̣eriloba, tavmdabloba, tavmdabloba, moḳrʒaleba, moḳrʒalebuloba, moridebuloba | |
| German | Bescheidenheit(quality of being modest), Sittsamkeit(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Greek | μετριοπάθεια(moderate behaviour; reserve), μετριοφροσύνη(quality of being modest), σεμνότητα(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), ταπεινότητα(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | metriopátheia, metriofrosýni, semnótita, tapeinótita | |
| Hindi | नम्रता(quality of being modest), विनम्रता(quality of being modest), विनय(moderate behaviour; reserve), शील(moderate behaviour; reserve) | namratā, vinamratā, vinay, śīl | |
| Hungarian | szerénység(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Irish | adhnáire(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Italian | modestia(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Latin | modestia(quality of being modest), pudor(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Lithuanian | kuklumas(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Macedonian | скромност(quality of being modest) | skromnost | |
| Māori | whakamōwaitanga(quality of being modest), whakamōwaitanga(moderate behaviour; reserve) | — | |
| Old English | sċamfæstnes(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Persian | آزرم(quality of being modest) | âzarm | |
| Polish | skromność(quality of being modest), skromność(moderate behaviour; reserve), skromność(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Portuguese | modéstia(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Romanian | castitate(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), modestie(quality of being modest), puritate(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), rezervă(moderate behaviour; reserve) | — | |
| Russian | благопристо́йность(moderate behaviour; reserve), засте́нчивость(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), сде́ржанность(quality of being modest), сде́ржанность(moderate behaviour; reserve), скро́мность(quality of being modest), скро́мность(moderate behaviour; reserve), скро́мность(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), стыдли́вость(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), целому́дрие(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | blagopristójnostʹ, zasténčivostʹ, sdéržannostʹ, sdéržannostʹ, skrómnostʹ, skrómnostʹ, skrómnostʹ, stydlívostʹ, celomúdrije | |
| Serbo-Croatian | skrȍmnōst(quality of being modest), skrȍmnōst(moderate behaviour; reserve), čȅdnōst(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness), скро̏мно̄ст(quality of being modest), скро̏мно̄ст(moderate behaviour; reserve), че̏дно̄ст(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Slovak | skromnosť(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Slovene | skromnost(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Spanish | modestia(quality of being modest), modestia(moderate behaviour; reserve), pudor(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Swedish | blygsamhet(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Thai | ความอ่อนน้อมถ่อมตน(quality of being modest) | kwaam òn nóm tòm dton | |
| Tocharian B | kwīpe(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | — | |
| Turkish | alçakgönüllülük(quality of being modest), haya(quality of being modest) | — | |
| Ukrainian | скро́мність(quality of being modest) | skrómnistʹ | |
| Urdu | آبْرُو(quality of being modest), حَیا(quality of being modest), شَرْم(moderate behaviour; reserve), لاج(quality of being modest), لاج(pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness) | ābrū, hayā, śarm, lāj, lāj |
təvazö
kabinian
modèstia, modèstia, pudor, reserves
skromnost
beskedenhed
bescheidenheid, gereserveerdheid, schroom
modesteco, seksmodesteco
häveliäisyys, kainous, siveys, säädyllisyys, vaatimattomuus, vaatimattomuus
modestie, pudeur
modestia
ზომიერება, თავდაჭერილობა, თავმდაბლობა, თავმდაბლობა, მოკრძალება, მოკრძალებულობა, მორიდებულობა
zomiereba, tavdač̣eriloba, tavmdabloba, tavmdabloba, moḳrʒaleba, moḳrʒalebuloba, moridebuloba
Bescheidenheit, Sittsamkeit
μετριοπάθεια, μετριοφροσύνη, σεμνότητα, ταπεινότητα
metriopátheia, metriofrosýni, semnótita, tapeinótita
szerénység
adhnáire
modestia
modestia, pudor
kuklumas
whakamōwaitanga, whakamōwaitanga
sċamfæstnes
skromność, skromność, skromność
modéstia
castitate, modestie, puritate, rezervă
благопристо́йность, засте́нчивость, сде́ржанность, сде́ржанность, скро́мность, скро́мность, скро́мность, стыдли́вость, целому́дрие
blagopristójnostʹ, zasténčivostʹ, sdéržannostʹ, sdéržannostʹ, skrómnostʹ, skrómnostʹ, skrómnostʹ, stydlívostʹ, celomúdrije
skrȍmnōst, skrȍmnōst, čȅdnōst, скро̏мно̄ст, скро̏мно̄ст, че̏дно̄ст
skromnosť
skromnost
modestia, modestia, pudor
blygsamhet
kwīpe
alçakgönüllülük, haya
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