modest

mod·est  (mdst)

adj.

1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value.

2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy¹.

3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress.

4. Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain.

5. Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.

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[Latin modestus; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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modest·ly adv.

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modest

Adjective

1. having a humble opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments

2. not extreme or excessive: a modest increase in inflation

3. not ostentatious or pretentious: a modest flat in the suburbs

4. shy or easily embarrassed

5. Old-fashioned (esp. of clothes) not revealing much of the body: a modest dress [Latin modestus moderate]

modestly adv
modesty n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	modest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski immodest - having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"
	2.	modest - not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" small moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
	3.	modest - free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
	4.	modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance decent - conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana immodest - offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
	5.	modest - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" humble, lowly, small, low inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
	6.	modest - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" meek, mild humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
	7.	modest - limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale, minor limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

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modest

adjective 1. moderate, small, limited, fair, ordinary, middling, meagre, frugal, scanty, unexceptional

adjective 2. unpretentious, simple, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, humble, discreet, blushing, self-conscious, coy, meek, reticent, unassuming, self-effacing, demure, diffident, bashful

Translations

modest [ˈmɔdɪst] adj → modesto

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modest [ˈmɔdɪst] adj → modeste

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modest [ˈmɔdɪst] adj → bescheiden;

(chaste) → schamhaft

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modest [ˈmɔdɪst] adj → modesto/a