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plural of modesty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
plu-ral of -mod-esty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular with the intent of referring to oneself more modestly.

Etymology

Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.

Inflected Forms

plurals of modesty (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

royal we plural of excellence plural intensive

Synonyms

editorial we author's plural author's we

Questions

What does plural of modesty mean?
The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular with the intent of referring to oneself more modestly.
Where does plural of modesty come from?
Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.

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