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3. decent, decorous, delicate, proper, becoming, seemly; demure, undemonstrative, quiet, constrained; inno

modesty, n. 1. self-effacement, humbleness, humility, unobtrusiveness, unpretentiousness, unostentatiousness, unassumingness, unboastfulness, unambitiousness; reticence, reticency, constraint, subduedness; reserve, retirement, retiring disposition, meekness.
2. diffidence, shyness, bashfulness, demureness; timidity, timidness, shamefacedness, prudency, coyness; prudishness, Inf. nice-nellyism.
3. decency, seemliness, propriety, decorum, decorousness, delicacy.
4. artlessness, ingenuousness, guilelessness, simpleheartedness; moderation, prudence, discretion, control, steadiness, evenness, self-restraint, self-control; simpleness, ordinariness, homeliness, matter-of-factness.

modicum, n. trifle, little, little or tiny or teeny bit, bit, granule, grain, speck, jot, iota, particle, atom, whit, molecule, tittle, Inf. mite, Inf. smithereen; fragment, scrap, snatch, shred, slip, snip, snippet, peeling, paring, shaving; fraction, chip, splinter, sliver, shard, Brit. Dial, collop, minimum; nip, bite, morsel, crumb; thimbleful, ounce, dram, dollop, drop, dot, minim, driblet, Inf. dab, spot, flyspeck, fleck; dash, sprinkle, sprinkling, pinch, Inf. smidgen, Inf. smitch, tinge, hint, eyedropperful.

modification, n. 1. alteration, slight change, modulation, inflection; change, conversion, reduction; innovation, transposition, substitution, revision; mutation, permutation, deviation; transition, transfiguration, transformation, metamorphosis, transmutation, transubstantiation.
2. qualification, limitation, restriction, condition, proviso, provision, stipulation, arrangement; exception, exemption, Inf. escape clause; amendment, codicil, rider, supplement, appendix.

modify, v. 1. change slightly, vary, inflect; adjust, readjust, adapt; square up, even up, balance, trim; accommodate, Inf. make do, make fit; change, alter, reshape, remold, recast; reconstruct, revamp, remodel, make changes, innovate, make innovations, make modifications, redo; reform, give new shape to, reorganize, regroup, Inf shuffle the deck, shift things around; mutate, transform, transfigure, metamorphose, transmute, translate; revise, edit, amend, redact.
2. diminish, abate, reduce, decrease, lower, tone down, dulcify; deaden, dull, blunt, subdue; water down, thin out, moderate, temper, modulate, soften, mitigate; qualify, restrict, limit, narrow, restrain.

modish, adj. in vogue, Inf. in, Inf. voguish, a la mode, of-the-moment, up-to-the-minute, up-to-date, the latest thing, of the latest style, Inf. fresh from Paris; trendy, current, SI. now, a-go-go; popular, with-it, all the rage, modern, Inf. mod, new; SI. cool, Inf. nifty, SI. neat, SI. hip, SI. hep; the cat's meow, the cat's pajamas, the bee's knees, Inf. hot stuff; chic, smart, fashionable, high-style, Inf. citified, urbane, sophisticated, cosmopolitan, chi-chi; tony, SI. ritzy, SI. snazzy, SI. sharp, SI. sharp as a tack.

modiste, n. dressmaker, seamstress, designer, couturier, couturiere, costumier; milliner, hat maker, hatter, bonnet maker.

modulate, v. 1. regulate, adjust, moderate, temper, season; soften, lower, tune or turn down, cut down; mitigate, alleviate, assuage, subdue, palliate.
2. inflect, intonate, intone, vocalize, voice, phonate; (all of the voice) adapt, accommodate, accord, fit, qualify; vary, alter, diversify, change, modify; accent, accentuate, stress, emphasize.
3. Music, attune, tune, SI. tune in, pitch, harmonize, chime, symphonize.

modulation, n. 1. alteration, change, variation, modification; transition, shift, qualification; adjustment, adaptation, accommodation, Radio, amplitude modulation or AM, Radio, frequency modulation or FM; tempering, softening, tuning or turning down, lowering; reduction, mitigation, abatement; alleviation, palliation, relaxation, easing, Inf. easing up.