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"
  • 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"
  • Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
    • usage: "meek and self-effacing"
  • Limited in size or scope.
    • usage: "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
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