absence de prétention

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{n} modesty
Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities
{n} chastity, dissidence, humility
formality and propriety of manner freedom from vanity or conceit
Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action
Moderate behaviour; reserve
freedom from vanity or conceit
formality and propriety of manner
If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they are cautious about the way they dress and behave because they are aware that other people may view them in a sexual way. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty
{i} humbleness, unpretentiousness; moderation; simplicity; decency, propriety in thought or dress
You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small. The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise
Avoidance of sexual suggestiveness
approval Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself
The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of ones self and ones abilities

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absence de prétentions
{n} unpretentiousness