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modest - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
modest
Definition
(adj) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Example Sentence
a modest apartment
too modest to wear his medals
Definition
(adj) not large but sufficient in size or amount
Synonyms
:
small
Example Sentence
a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way
Definition
(adj) free from pomp or affectation
Example Sentence
comfortable but modest cottages
a simple rectangular brick building
a simple man with simple tastes
Definition
(adj) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Definition
(adj) low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms
:
humble
,
low
,
lowly
,
small
Example Sentence
a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
Definition
(adj) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Synonyms
:
meek
,
mild
Example Sentence
meek and self-effacing
Definition
(adj) limited in size or scope
Synonyms
:
minor
,
pocket-size
,
pocket-sized
,
small
,
small-scale
Example Sentence
a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country
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