- 2. Chaste, pure, virtuous.
- 3. Moderate, decent, becoming, proper.
Modesty, n.
- 1. Unobtrusiveness, retiring disposition, freedom from presumption.
- 2. Chastity, purity, decency.
- 3. Moderation, decency, propriety.
Modicum, n. Little, trifle, small quantity.
Modification, n.
- 1. Alteration, variation, qualification, change.
- 2. Form, mode, state, manner.
Modify, v. a.
- 1. Shape, alter, change, vary, give a new form to.
- 2. Moderate, qualify, soften, lower.
Modish, a.
- 1. Fashionable, stylish.
- 2. Conventional, ceremonious.
Modulate, v. a.
- 1. Attune, harmonize, tune.
- 2. Inflect (as the voice), vary in tune and accentuation.
- 3. Proportion, adjust, adapt.
Modus operandi. [L.] Process, way, method, mode of operation, way of doing, manner of operating.
Mohammedan, n. Mahometan, Mussulman, Moslem.