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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (7)

1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;
- Example: "a modest apartment"
- Example: "too modest to wear his medals"

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;
- Example: "a modest salary"
- Example: "modest inflation"
- Example: "helped in my own small way"
[syn: modest, small]

3. free from pomp or affectation;
- Example: "comfortable but modest cottages"
- Example: "a simple rectangular brick building"
- Example: "a simple man with simple tastes"

4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance;

5. low or inferior in station or quality;
- Example: "a humble cottage"
- Example: "a lowly parish priest"
- Example: "a modest man of the people"
- Example: "small beginnings"
[syn: humble, low, lowly, modest, small]

6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
- Example: "meek and self-effacing"
[syn: meek, mild, modest]

7. limited in size or scope;
- Example: "a small business"
- Example: "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- Example: "small-scale plans"
- Example: "a pocket-size country"
[syn: minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Modest \Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus
   measure. See Mode.]
   1. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

            Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife.
                                                  --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not
      showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate;
      as, a modest request; modest joy.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy;
        decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

modest
    adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of
           yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his
           medals" [ant: immodest]
    2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest
       salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
       [syn: modest, small]
    3: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest
       cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple
       man with simple tastes"
    4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant:
       immodest]
    5: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a
       lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small
       beginnings" [syn: humble, low, lowly, modest,
       small]
    6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or
       even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn:
       meek, mild, modest]
    7: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper
       with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-
       size country" [syn: minor, modest, small, small-
       scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized]