Modest Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Modest

Meaning 1 : not large but sufficient in size or amount

    Example : a modest salary,modest inflation

    Synonyms : small
Meaning 2 : relatively moderate, limited, or small

    Example : a newspaper with a modest circulation

    Synonyms : minor,  pocket-size,  pocket-sized,  small,  small-scale
Meaning 3 : low or inferior in station or quality

    Example : a modest man of the people

    Synonyms : humble,  low,  lowly,  small
Meaning 4 : humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

    Synonyms : meek,  mild
Meaning 5 : free from pomp or affectation

    Example : comfortable but modest cottages

Meaning 6 : marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

    Example : a modest apartment,too modest to wear his medals

Meaning 7 : not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

    Example : a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone

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