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Modest Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Modest? [adj] free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" [adj] limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [adj] not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" [adj] not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [adj] marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" [adj] free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" [adj] humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [adj] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Modest: coy \| decent \| demure \| discreet \| inferior \| limited \| low \| lowly \| meek \| mild \| minor \| moderate \| overmodest \| pocket-size \| pocket-sized \| restrained \| retiring \| shamefaced \| small \| small-scale \| unassuming \| unostentatious \| unpretentious Related Terms \| Find terms related to Modest: aloof \| altruistic \| backward \| bashful \| becoming \| betwixt and between \| blank \| boggling \| budget \| cheap \| chilled \| chilly \| clean \| cold \| committed \| common \| consecrated \| constrained \| cool \| coy \| decent \| decorous \| dedicated \| delicate \| demeaning \| demure \| demurring \| detached \| devoted \| diffident \| disadvantaged \| discreet \| disinterested \| distant \| dry \| dull \| easy \| economic \| economy \| elegant \| expressionless \| fair \| fair to middling \| fairish \| faltering \| forbidding \| frigid \| frosty \| frugal \| guarded \| hesitant \| hesitating \| homely \| humble \| humble-looking \| humblest \| humble-visaged \| icy \| immaculate \| impassive \| impersonal \| in the shade \| inaccessible \| inconspicuous \| indifferent \| inexpensive \| inferior \| infra dig \| inglorious \| innocuous \| insipid \| introverted \| junior \| lackluster \| least \| less \| lesser \| limited \| low \| lower \| lowest \| lowliest \| lowly \| low-priced \| manageable \| mean \| mediocre \| medium \| meek \| middling \| minor \| moderate \| namby-pamby \| nice \| nominal \| of a kind \| of a sort \| of sorts \| offish \| Olympian \| ordinary \| passable \| plain \| poor \| priggish \| prim \| prissy \| proper \| prudish \| pure \| puritanical \| qualmish \| reasonable \| reluctant \| remote \| removed \| repressed \| reserved \| respectable \| restrained \| restricted \| reticent \| retiring \| sacrificing \| scrupulous \| second rank \| second string \| secondary \| seemly \| self-abasing \| self-abnegating \| self-abnegatory \| self-conscious \| self-denying \| self-devoted \| self-effacing \| self-forgetful \| self-immolating \| selfless \| self-neglectful \| self-neglecting \| self-renouncing \| self-sacrificing \| self-unconscious \| sensible \| servile \| shabby \| shoddy \| shrinking \| shy \| silent \| simple \| small \| so-so \| spotless \| squeamish \| stainless \| standoff \| standoffish \| stickling \| straitlaced \| stuffy \| sub \| subaltern \| subdued \| subject \| subordinate \| subservient \| suppressed \| teachable \| tedious \| temperate \| third rank \| third string \| timid \| timorous \| token \| tolerable \| unacquisitive \| unaffable \| unambitious \| unapproachable \| unaspiring \| unassertive \| unassuming \| unassured \| unblemished \| unboastful \| uncongenial \| undefiled \| undemonstrative \| underprivileged \| understated \| undistinguished \| unelaborate \| unembellished \| unexaggerated \| unexceptional \| unexpansive \| unexpensive \| ungenial \| unimportant \| unimposing \| unobtrusive \| unornamented \| unostentatious \| unpossessive \| unpresuming \| unpresumptuous \| unpretending \| unpretentious \| unselfish \| unsparing of self \| unsullied \| vapid \| vulgar \| wishy-washy \| withdrawing \| withdrawn \| within means \| worth the money See Also \| humble Modest In Webster's Dictionary \Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See {Mode}.] 1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man. 2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman. Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. --Shak. The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden. 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.

Modest Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Modest?

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

See Also | humble

Modest In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus
measure. See {Mode}.]
1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward,
   bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than
   pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest
   youth; a modest man.

2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act
   or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or
   lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a
   woman.

         Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife.
                                               --Shak.

         The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden.

3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not
   showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate;
   as, a modest request; modest joy.

Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy;
     decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.

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