modest
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French modeste, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin modestus
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑdəst/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
modest (comparative more modest or modester, superlative most modest or modestest)
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size.
- He earns a modest amount of money.
- Her latest novel was a modest success.
- Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
- modest thoughts or language
- (especially of behaviour or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:humble
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
- See also Thesaurus:small
Antonyms
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Translations
not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements
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small
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intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others
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Anagrams
Albanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
modest (feminine modeste)
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
modest (feminine modesta, masculine plural modests or modestos, feminine plural modestes)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “modest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “modest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “modest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “modest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
modest m or n (feminine singular modestă, masculine plural modești, feminine and neuter plural modeste)
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