| ADJECTIVE | all | modest | marked by simplicity |
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| all | modest, small | not large but sufficient in size or amount | |
| all | modest | free from pomp or affectation | |
| all | modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | |
| all | modest, humble, low, lowly, small | low or inferior in station or quality | |
| all | modest, meek, mild | humble in spirit or manner | |
| all | modest, minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized | limited in size or scope |
| Sounds | maa'dahst | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | |
| Meaning | marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself. | |
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| Narrower | retiring, unassuming | not arrogant or presuming |
| See also | humble | marked by meekness or modesty |
| Opposite | immodest | Having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc |
| Spanish | modesto | |
| Catalan | modest | |
| Nouns | modestness | freedom from vanity or conceit |
| Adverbs | modestly | with modesty |
| Meaning | not large but sufficient in size or amount. | |
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| Synonym | small | |
| Broader | moderate | Within reasonable or average limits |
| Spanish | modesto, pequeño | |
| Catalan | modest, petit | |
| Nouns | modestness | the property of being moderate in price / price or expenditures |
| Meaning | Free from pomp or affectation. | |
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| Example | "comfortable but modest cottages" | |
| Broader | unpretentious | lacking pretension or affectation |
| Spanish | humilde, modesto, sencillo | |
| Catalan | modest | |
| Meaning | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance. | |
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| Attribute of | modesty, modestness | freedom from vanity or conceit |
| Narrower | coy, demure, overmodest | affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way |
| decent | observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress | |
| decent | decently clothed | |
| shamefaced | Extremely modest or shy | |
| See also | decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior |
| Opposite | immodest | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Spanish | moderado, modesto | |
| Catalan | modest | |
| Nouns | modestness | freedom from vanity or conceit |
| Meaning | Low or inferior in station or quality. | |
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| Example | "a modest man of the people" | |
| Synonyms | humble, low, lowly, small | |
| Broader | inferior | Of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
| Spanish | humilde, modesto, pequeño, sencillo | |
| Catalan | humil, modest, petit, senzill | |
| Meaning | humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. | |
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| Synonyms | meek, mild | |
| Broader | humble | marked by meekness or modesty |
| Spanish | dócil, manso, modesto | |
| Meaning | Limited in size or scope. | |
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| Example | "a newspaper with a modest circulation" | |
| Synonyms | minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized | |
| Broader | limited | small in range or scope |
| Spanish | menor, modesto, pequeño, reducido | |
| Catalan | petit, reduït | |
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