modest
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈmɒdɪst/
:
humilde
- His granddaughter said with modest pride, "He knows about every hymn there is."
- too modest
- modest claims
- modest self-presentations
Aren't you just suggesting that I pretend to be more modest in my argument than I really AM?
- Aren't you just suggesting that I pretend to be more modest in my argument than I really AM?
- I, I actually thought that I was being rather modest in my book with the things that I left out.
- Most successful people that I know historically are fairly modest people.
- And he, he, he just was, he, he was sort of a, a very modest seeming person.
- We're very, you know, we're funny and we have good humour, but we're modest.
- That's just that's just I, I come from a school of like being humble and modest and so on.
- Now there's another thing that I've put on the table, though, which is, of course, we should be very modest about all of our claims here.
- Also, Bernie's so modest he just got the top of the podium.
- So a lot of people that I struggled to describe as modest.
Examples
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The warden is too modest to admit that his team is rather good.
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His children meant a lot to him, and he was very modest about his success.
Fiction book (1991) -
And she points out that a modest person is going to take on big projects.
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You tend to be incredibly modest in terms of describing your talents.
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Fame meant nothing; it was important only to live a modest, sober, industrious life.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is because he is a very quiet, modest person who doesn't like the limelight, as we'll see.
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So my habits tend to be relatively frugal and and modest and not flashy.
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He is too modest to boast about his accomplishments.
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Despite winning several awards, she remained modest and didn't seek the spotlight.
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The modest presentation focused on sharing ideas rather than seeking personal praise.
Synonyms
222
2.8
Not proud and not thinking you are better than others
72
3.3
A person who is gentle and not forceful
20
5.8
A person or thing that is not proud and not showy
18
6.0
Making jokes about your own faults to seem modest
9
5.1
Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people
7
7.4
Not wanting attention and being modest
Simple and modest in style or behaviour
Not trying to seem important or very formal
Antonyms
Compounds
How Modest
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word modest comes from Latin modestus, from modus 'measure', like the English word moderate. That's why being modest means you keep yourself 'measured' and do not show off, which is why a modest person is humble.