Modest

['mɒdɪst] or ['mɑdɪst]

Definition

(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' .

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Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) 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.

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

Editor: Madge

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuous.[2]. Chaste, pure.[3]. Moderate, not excessive, not extravagant.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See CHASTE_and_MEEK]

Typed by Geoffrey

Definition

adj. restrained by a sense of propriety: not forward: decent: chaste: pure and delicate as thoughts or language: not excessive or extreme: moderate.—adv. Mod′estly.—n. Mod′esty humility: purity of thought and manners: becoming behaviour: chastity purity: moderation.

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Examples

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