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Meaning of 'modest'
Meaning of 'modest' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Modest 
[ 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.
- Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
Meaning of 'modest' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. modest [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Example in sentence:
- a modest apartment;
- too modest to wear his medals
Meaning (2):
- not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Example in sentence:
- a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone
2. modest [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- low or inferior in station or quality
- low or inferior in station or quality
Example in sentence:
- a humble cottage;
- a lowly parish priest;
- a modest man of the people;
- small beginnings
Meaning (4):
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
Example in sentence:
- a modest salary;
- helped in my own small way;
- modest inflation
Meaning (5):
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
Example in sentence:
- a newspaper with a modest circulation;
- a pocket-size country;
- a small business;
- small-scale plans
Meaning (6):
- free from pomp or affectation
- free from pomp or affectation
Example in sentence:
- a simple man with simple tastes;
- a simple rectangular brick building;
- comfortable but modest cottages
Meaning (7):
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Example in sentence:
- meek and self-effacing
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