Modernization
(Mod`ern*i*za"tion) n. The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing
to conform to modern of thinking or acting.
Modernize
(Mod"ern*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modernized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Modernizing ] [Cf. F. moderniser.]
To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage
or taste. Percy.
Modernizer
(Mod"ern*i`zer) n. One who modernizes.
Modernly
(Mod"ern*ly), adv. In modern times. Milton.
Modernness
(Mod"ern*ness), n. The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty. M. Arnold.
Modest
(Mod"est) a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See Mode.]
1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring
than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency,
or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; — said of a woman.
Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife.
Shak.
The blushing beauties of a modest maid.
Dryden. 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as,
a modest request; modest joy.
Syn. — Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.
Modestly
(Mod"est*ly), adv. In a modest manner.
Modesty
(Mod"es*ty) n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See Modest.]
1. 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.
2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and
manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.
Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty.
Shak. Modesty piece, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom. [Obs.] Addison.
Syn. — Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See Bashfulness, and Humility.
Modicity
(Mo*dic"i*ty) n. [LL. modicitas; cf. F. modicité.] Moderateness; smallness; meanness. [Obs.]
Modicum
(Mod"i*cum) n. [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode.] A little; a small quantity; a
measured supply. "Modicums of wit." Shak.
Her usual modicum of beer and punch.
Thackeray. Modifiability
(Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty) n. Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.
Modifiable
(Mod"i*fi`a*ble) a. [From Modify.] Capable of being modified; liable to modification.
