plural of modesty

English

Examples
  • “We believe that this should change” instead of “I believe that this should change”.

Etymology

Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.

Noun

plural of modesty (plural plurals of modesty)

  1. The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular with the intent of referring to oneself more modestly.
    Synonyms: editorial we (in one sense), author's plural, author's we (in one sense)
    Coordinate terms: royal we, plural of excellence, plural intensive (all nearly antonymous)
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