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MODEST adjective

Definition of modest (adjective)

  1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
    • "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
    • antonym: immodest
  2. not large but sufficient in size or amount
    • "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
    • synonyms: small
  3. free from pomp or affectation
    • "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
  4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
  5. low or inferior in station or quality
    • "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
    • synonyms: humble, low, lowly, small
  6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
    • "meek and self-effacing"
    • synonyms: meek, mild
  7. limited in size or scope
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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