- MODEST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
When used to modify a sum or amount, or to mean "unpretentious," modest conveys a sense of not being excessive: Captives received a modest salary of $0 80 per day, working at farms around Sonoma County picking apples, prunes, hops and other crops
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Modest definition: having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc ; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions
- MODEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
modest adjective (CLOTHES BEHAVIOUR) used to describe something, such as someone's clothes or behaviour, that is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest: a modest walk manner
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A person is modest if he or she is very successful but does not call attention to this Modest generally means "big enough but not huge" — like a modest house or a modest income
- Modest - definition of modest by The Free Dictionary
Define modest modest synonyms, modest pronunciation, modest translation, English dictionary definition of modest adj 1 Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value: was too modest to talk about his success
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Definition of modest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- modest, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective modest, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- MODEST Synonyms: 258 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Some common synonyms of modest are chaste, decent, and pure While all these words mean "free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious," modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity
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