скромность

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Russian

Etymology

скро́мный (skrómnyj) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ)

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Noun

скро́мность (skrómnostʹf inan (genitive скро́мности, nominative plural скро́мности, genitive plural скро́мностей)

  1. modesty, humility (the quality of being modest)
    • 1869, Лев Толстой , “Том 2, Часть вторая, XI”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:
      Пье́ра порази́ла скро́мность ма́ленького, хотя́ и чи́стенького до́мика по́сле тех блестя́щих усло́вий, в кото́рых после́дний раз он ви́дел своего́ дру́га в Петербу́рге.
      Pʹjéra porazíla skrómnostʹ málenʹkovo, xotjá i čístenʹkovo dómika pósle tex blestjáščix uslóvij, v kotóryx poslédnij raz on vídel svojevó drúga v Peterbúrge.
      Pierre was struck by the modesty of the small though clean house after the brilliant surroundings in which he had last met his friend in Petersburg.

Declension