What is the meaning of modest?

adjective

• Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself.
  • usage: "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
• Not large but sufficient in size or amount.
  • usage: "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
  • synonyms: small
• Free from pomp or affectation.
  • usage: "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
• Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
• Low or inferior in station or quality.
  • usage: "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
  • synonyms: humble, low, lowly, small
• Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
  • usage: "meek and self-effacing"
  • synonyms: meek, mild
• Limited in size or scope.
  • usage: "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
  • synonyms: minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized