What does modest mean?
Definitions for modest
ˈmɒd ɪstmod·est
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word modest.
Princeton's WordNet
modestadjective
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
modest, smalladjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
modestadjective
free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
modestadjective
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
meek, mild, modestadjective
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
Wiktionary
modestadjective
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
modestadjective
Small, moderate in size.
modestadjective
(especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MODESTadjective
Etymology: modeste, Fr. modestus, Latin.
Of boasting more than of a tomb afraid;
A soldier should be modest as a maid. Edward Young.Resolve me with all modest haste, which way
Thou might’st deserve, or they impose this usage. William Shakespeare.Her face, as in a nymph, display’d
A fair fierce boy, or in a boy betray’d
The blushing beauties of a modest maid. John Dryden, Ovid.Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife, the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
There appears much joy in him, even so much that joy could not shew itself modest enough without a badge of bitterness. William Shakespeare, Much ado about nothing.
During the last four years, by a modest computation, there have been brought into Brest above six millions sterling in bullion. Joseph Addison, State of the War.
ChatGPT
modest
Modest refers to a person, behavior or appearance that is humble, unassuming or moderate, and does not draw attention to oneself or one's abilities. It can also describe a moderate or low estimation of one's own importance, value, or amount. Additionally, it can pertain to limited or moderate in size or amount.
Webster Dictionary
Modestadjective
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
Modestadjective
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
Modestadjective
evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy
Wikidata
Modest
Modest is a free, open source, email client developed by Nokia's maemo project. Small and lightweight, it is intended for use on hardware with “modest” resources, in particular Nokia's N800 and N810 Internet Tablets running Internet Tablet OS 2008, as well as the N900 mobile phone running Maemo. Modest is based on the lightweight Tinymail email framework.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Modest
mod′est, adj. restrained by a sense of propriety: not forward: decent: chaste: pure and delicate, as thoughts or language: not excessive or extreme: moderate.—adv. Mod′estly.—n. Mod′esty, humility: purity of thought and manners: becoming behaviour: chastity, purity: moderation. [Fr.,—L. modestus—modus; a measure.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MODEST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Modest is ranked #63068 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Modest surname appeared 317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Modest.
72.5% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
17.3% or 55 total occurrences were White.
5.6% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.7% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'modest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4003
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'modest' in Adjectives Frequency: #540
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of modest in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of modest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of modest in a Sentence
So while there is a measurable decline in male fertility with age, it's very modest, whereas with women it's very clearly defined. Pretty much over the age of 44 female fertility approaches zero.
It’s possible that these events will turn out to have very modest effects on the economy, in which case inflation will continue to be strong, in which case, you know, the path might look different, it’s also possible that this potential tightening will contribute significant tightening in credit conditions over time. And in principle, that means that monetary policy may have less work to do. We simply don’t know.
We are taking some breather (from the two-day rally), (but) there is some uncertainty out of China that the market wants a little clarity on, but, effectively the trajectory is positive into year-end and we should see some further modest appreciation of the general indices.
This is not a case where the agency relied on statutory language that is vague, cryptic, ancillary, or modest.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
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- حيي, متواضع, خجولArabic
- modestCatalan, Valencian
- skromnýCzech
- beskeden, anstændig, sømmelig, moderat, blufærdig, ærbarDanish
- bescheidenGerman
- ταπεινός, μετριόφρων, σεμνόςGreek
- modesto, modestaSpanish
- vaatimaton, nöyräFinnish
- modesteFrench
- náiriúil, náireachIrish
- मामूलीHindi
- szerényHungarian
- պարկեշտ, համեստArmenian
- sederhanaIndonesian
- irrisorio, modesto, esiguoItalian
- 謙遜した, 謙虚Japanese
- 겸손한Korean
- pieticīgsLatvian
- whakamōwaiMāori
- bescheiden, ingetogenDutch
- skromnyPolish
- modestoPortuguese
- modestRomanian
- благопристойный, скромныйRussian
- skrȍmanSerbo-Croatian
- skromenSlovene
- liten, blygsamSwedish
- معمولیUrdu
- khiêm tốnVietnamese
- 谦虚Chinese
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