MODEST
\mˈɒdəst], \mˈɒdəst], \m_ˈɒ_d_ə_s_t]\
Definitions of MODEST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
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not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
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not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
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free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
By Princeton University
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limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
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not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
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not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
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free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
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Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
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Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; - said of a woman.
By Oddity Software
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Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
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Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
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Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; - said of a woman.
By Noah Webster.
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Modestly.
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Held back by a sense of what is fit and proper; retiring, rather than pushing oneself forward; chaste.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Modestly.
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Restrained by a due sense of propriety: not forward: decent: chaste: pure and delicate, as thoughts or language: moderate.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald