adjective
marked by simplicity
Examples
- having a humble opinion of yourself
- a modest apartment
- too modest to wear his medals
adjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
Synonyms
Examples
- a modest salary
- modest inflation
- helped in my own small way
adjective
free from pomp or affectation
Examples
- comfortable but modest cottages
- a simple rectangular brick building
- a simple man with simple tastes
adjective
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Examples
- a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms
Examples
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
adjective
humble in spirit or manner
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- suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- meek and self-effacing
adjective
relatively moderate, limited, or small
Synonyms
Examples
- a small business
- a newspaper with a modest circulation
- small-scale plans
- a pocket-size country
adjective
relating to a recently developed fashion or style
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- their offices are in a modern skyscraper
- tables in modernistic designs