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Definitions for Modest
[1] having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
[2] free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house.
[3] having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: a modest neckline on a dress.
[4] limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.: a modest increase in salary.
[5] having or expressing a humble opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments or abilities
[6] reserved or shy modest behaviour
[7] not ostentatious or pretentious
[8] not extreme or excessive; moderate
[9] decorous or decent
Words related to Modest
prudent, simple, humble, quiet, unassuming, moderate, inexpensive, reasonable, small, bashful, blushing, chaste, coy, demure, diffident, discreet, lowly, meek, nice, proper
Words nearby Modest
modernist, modernistic, modernity, modernize, modersohn-becker, modest, modesto, modesty, modesty panel, modfet, modge
Origin of Modest
1555–65; < Latin modestus restrained, decorous, equivalent to modes- (stem of *modus, an s- stem akin to modus mode1, perhaps < *medos, with the vowel of modus; compare moderārī to moderate, from the same noun stem) + -tus adj. suffix
Other words from Modest
mod·est·ly , adverb
hy·per·mod·est , adjective
hy·per·mod·est·ly , adverb
hy·per·mod·est·ness , noun
o·ver·mod·est , adjective
o·ver·mod·est·ly , adverb
pseu·do·mod·est , adjective
pseu·do·mod·est·ly , adverb
qua·si-mod·est , adjective
qua·si-mod·est·ly , adverb
su·per·mod·est , adjective
su·per·mod·est·ly , adverb
un·mod·est , adjective
un·mod·est·ly , adverb
Word origin for Modest
C16: via Old French from Latin modestus moderate, from modus mode
Synonyms for Modest
humble, moderate, prudent, quiet, simple, unassuming, bashful, blushing, chaste, coy, demure, diffident, discreet, lowly, meek, nice, proper, reserved, resigned, reticent, retiring, seemly, self-conscious, self-effacing, sheepish, silent, temperate, timid, unassertive, unassured, unboastful, unobtrusive, unpresuming, unpretending, unpretentious, withdrawing