English Explanatory Dictionary

plural of modesty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

plural of modesty plurals of modesty

Etymology

Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.

Synonyms

editorial we author's plural author's we
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