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in the PONS Dictionary

modestia <ae> f (modestus)

1.

modestia
Mäßigung, Selbstbeherrschung, Besonnenheit, Milde, Schonung

2.

modestia
maßvolle Haltung, Bescheidenheit, Anspruchslosigkeit [ in omni vita; in dicendo ]
übtr modestia vitae
anspruchsloses Leben

3.

modestia
(williger) Gehorsam,
modestia MILIT
Fügsamkeit, bereitwillige Folgsamkeit
in milite modestiam et continentiam desiderare
militum in agmine laudare modestiam

4.

modestia
Anstand, Wohlverhalten, Ehrbarkeit, Sittsamkeit
neque sumptui neque modestiae suae parcere
kein Opfer an Geld u. Ehre scheuen

5. STOA

modestia
Zeitgemäßheit (= εὐταξία), Fähigkeit, zur rechten Zeit das Richtige zu tun u. zu sagen

6. nachkl.

modestia
Milde [ hiemis ]
Declension of modestia
Case Singular Plural
Nominative modestia modestiae
Genitive modestiae modestiārum
Dative modestiae modestiīs
Accusative modestiam modestiās
Ablative modestiā modestiīs

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

übtr modestia vitae
anspruchsloses Leben

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