Captives received a modest salary of $0.80 per day, working at farms around sonoma county picking apples, prunes, hops and other crops. Having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc. Free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. Modest adjective (clothes/behaviour) used to describe something, such as someone's clothes or behaviour, that is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest A modest walk / manner Modest synonyms, modest pronunciation, modest translation, english dictionary definition of modest
Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value Was too modest to talk about his success. If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. Definition of modest adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. There are nine meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective modest, three of which are labelled obsolete
A person is modest if he or she is very successful but does not call attention to this Modest generally means big enough but not huge — like a modest house or a modest income. Some common synonyms of modest are chaste, decent, and pure While all these words mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious, modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity.
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