modesty

/หˆmษ’d.ษ™.sti/

IPA: /M AA1 D AH0 S T IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

  2. 2

    Moderate behaviour; reserve.

  3. 3

    (specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/modesty