modest
Adjective
- Having a humble estimate of one's own abilities; not showy.
- marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- "a modest apartment"
- "too modest to wear his medals"
- not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Adjective Satellite
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
- "a modest salary"
- "modest inflation"
- free from pomp or affectation
- "comfortable but modest cottages"
- low or inferior in station or quality
- "a modest man of the people"
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- limited in size or scope
- "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
Adj
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
- Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
Examples
- Despite her impressive score, she remained MODEST about her Scrabble victory.
- He earns a modest amount of money.
- Her latest novel was a modest success.
- modest thoughts or language
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.
Synonyms
humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale, abased, austere, average, bare, chaste, compact, demure, diffident, fun size, fun-sized, humble-hearted, ickle, inornate, insignificant, intermediate, lit'l, little, medium, middle, middling, mini, moderate, modest, petty, pint-sized, plain, prudish, quiet, resigned, self-effacing, severe, simple, slight, slim, spartan, tiny, unadorned, undecked, undersized, unembellished, unextravagant, ungarnished, unornamented, unpretentious, untrimmed, unvarnished, verecund, virginal, wee, wurly
Antonyms
immodest, arrogant, chaste, decent, deficient, flamboyant, humble, insufficient, moderate, modest, moral, nonsexy, obscene, provocative, repellent, sensual, servile, sexy, small, sycophantic, tiny, unadorned, unalluring, unattractive, unsexy
Scrabble Score: 9
modest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmodest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
modest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary