<P> Modesty , sometimes known as demureness , is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid encouraging of sexual attraction in others . The word `` modesty '' comes from the Latin root modestus which means `` keeping within measure '' . Standards of modesty are culturally and context dependent and vary widely . In this use , it may be considered inappropriate or immodest to reveal certain parts of the body . In some societies , modesty may involve women covering their bodies completely and not talking to men who are not immediate family members ; in others , a fairly revealing but one - piece bathing costume is considered modest when other women wear bikinis . In some countries , exposure of the body in breach of community standards of modesty is also considered to be public indecency , and public nudity is generally illegal in most of the world and regarded as indecent exposure . For example , Stephen Gough a lone man attempting to walk naked from south to north Britain was repeatedly imprisoned . However , nudity is at times tolerated in some societies ; for example , during a World Naked Bike Ride . </P>
<P> Modesty , sometimes known as demureness , is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid encouraging of sexual attraction in others . The word `` modesty '' comes from the Latin root modestus which means `` keeping within measure '' . Standards of modesty are culturally and context dependent and vary widely . In this use , it may be considered inappropriate or immodest to reveal certain parts of the body . In some societies , modesty may involve women covering their bodies completely and not talking to men who are not immediate family members ; in others , a fairly revealing but one - piece bathing costume is considered modest when other women wear bikinis . In some countries , exposure of the body in breach of community standards of modesty is also considered to be public indecency , and public nudity is generally illegal in most of the world and regarded as indecent exposure . For example , Stephen Gough a lone man attempting to walk naked from south to north Britain was repeatedly imprisoned . However , nudity is at times tolerated in some societies ; for example , during a World Naked Bike Ride . </P>
where does the idea of modesty come from
where does the idea of modesty come from
comes from the Latin root modestus which means `` keeping within measure ''
comes from the Latin root modestus which means `` keeping within measure ''