noun
1. the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
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the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices
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the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately
• Syn: ↑reasonableness, ↑moderateness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑modest, ↑moderate (for: ↑moderateness), ↑reasonable (for: ↑reasonableness)
• Hypernyms: ↑inexpensiveness
2. freedom from vanity or conceit
• Syn: ↑modesty
• Derivationally related forms: ↑modest
• Hypernyms: ↑decency
• Hyponyms: ↑primness, ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.