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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself | |
| Examples: | "a modest apartment" "too modest to wear his medals" |
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| Related terms: | immodest retiring humble | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not large but sufficient in size or amount | |
| Synonyms: | small | |
| Examples: | "a modest salary" "modest inflation" "helped in my own small way" |
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| Related terms: | moderate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] free from pomp or affectation | |
| Synonyms: | plain simple | |
| Examples: | "comfortable but modest cottages" "a simple rectangular brick building" "a simple man with simple tastes" |
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| Related terms: | unpretentious | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | |
| Related terms: | immodest coy decent shamefaced decent decent modesty | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] limited in size or scope | |
| Synonyms: | small pocket-size small-scale pocket-sized minor | |
| Examples: | "a small business" "a newspaper with a modest circulation" "small-scale plans" "a pocket-size country" |
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| Related terms: | limited | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | |
| Synonyms: | meek mild | |
| Examples: | "meek and self-effacing" |
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| Related terms: | humble | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] low or inferior in station or quality | |
| Synonyms: | small humble lowly low | |
| Examples: | "a humble cottage" "a lowly parish priest" "a modest man of the people" "small beginnings" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] free from ostentation or pretension | |
| Synonyms: | unostentatious restrained | |
| Examples: | "the restrained elegance of the room" |
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| Related terms: | discreet | |
| Similar spelling: |
modesty Modesto Modeste Modesta modestly modiste |
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