Syn.
— Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See Bashfulness, and
Humility.
MODICITY
Mo*dic"i*ty, n. Etym: [LL. modicitas; cf. F. modicité.]
Defn: Moderateness; smallness; meanness. [Obs.]
MODICUM
Mod"i*cum, n. Etym: [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode.]
Defn: A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. "Modicums of
wit." Shak.
Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray.
MODIFIABILITY
Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.
MODIFIABLE
Mod"i*fi`a*ble, a. Etym: [From Modify.]
Defn: Capable of being modified; liable to modification.
MODIFICABLE
Mo*dif"i*ca*ble, a.