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Defenition of the word modest

    • Defenition of the word modest

      • Male Russian first name.
      • Having a measured opinion of oneself and one's merits.
      • low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
      • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
      • limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"
      • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
      • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
      • free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a plain blue suit"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
      • free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"
      • not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
      • limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
      • free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
      • limited in size or scope
      • not large but sufficient in size or amount
      • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
      • free from pomp or affectation
      • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
      • low or inferior in station or quality

    Synonyms for the word modest

      • humble
      • low
      • lowly
      • meek
      • mild
      • minor
      • plain
      • restrained
      • simple
      • small
      • small-scale
      • unostentatious

    Similar words in the modest

      • coy
      • decent
      • demure
      • discreet
      • humble
      • inferior
      • limited
      • moderate
      • overmodest
      • retiring
      • shamefaced
      • unassuming
      • unpretentious

    Antonyms for the word modest

      • immodest

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