modest
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[ adjective ] marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Examples "a modest apartment" "too modest to wear his medals" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)THE MODEST AND HAPPY Spahn waved_off his new laurels as one of those good days . ("Editorials"...)If Nikita buys a small plot in some modest rural cemetery , everyone will understand . |
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[ adjective ] not large but sufficient in size or amount
Synonyms Examples "a modest salary" "modest inflation" "helped in my own small way" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)One of the reasons for the high percentage of Jewish teen-agers in college is that a great many urban Jews are enabled to attend local colleges at modest cost . (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)From actions aboard , it is easy to guess that Spencer 's boast of twenty staunch followers was a modest estimate '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] free from pomp or affectation
Examples "comfortable but modest cottages" "a simple rectangular brick building" "a simple man with simple tastes" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)They want to own a junior-grade castle , or a manor_house , or some modest little place where Shakespeare might once have staged a pageant for Great_Elizabeth and all her bearded courtiers . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] limited in size or scope
Synonyms Examples "a small business" "a newspaper with a modest circulation" "small-scale plans" "a pocket-size country" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] free from ostentation or pretension
Synonyms Examples "the restrained elegance of the room" Related terms |
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