Found 3 items, similar to modest.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: modest rendah hati
English → English (WordNet) Definition: modest modest adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals” [ant: immodest] 2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; “a modest salary”; “modest inflation”; “helped in my own small way” [syn: small] 3: free from pomp or affectation; “comfortable but modest cottages”; “a simple rectangular brick building”; “a simple man with simple tastes” 4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: immodest] 5: low or inferior in station or quality; “a humble cottage”; “a lowly parish priest”; “a modest man of the people”; “small beginnings” [syn: humble, low, lowly, small] 6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; “meek and self-effacing” [syn: meek, mild] 7: limited in size or scope; “a small business”; “a newspaper with a modest circulation”; “small-scale plans”; “a pocket-size country” [syn: minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized] 8: free from ostentation or pretension; “the restrained elegance of the room” [syn: restrained, unostentatious]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Modest Modest \Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See Mode.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. [1913 Webster] Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous. [1913 Webster]