Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - modest
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Modest
modest
adjective Etymology: Latin ~us moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1. a. placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth b. neither bold nor self-assertive ; tending toward diffidence 2. arising from or characteristic of a ~ nature 3. observing the proprieties of dress and behavior ; decent 4. a. limited in size, amount, or scope a family of ~ means b. unpretentious a ~ home Synonyms: see shy, chaste • ~ly adverb
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adj. 1 having or expressing a humble or moderate estimate of one's own merits or achievements. 2 diffident, bashful, retiring. 3 decorous in manner and conduct. 4 moderate or restrained in amount, extent, severity, etc.; not excessive or exaggerated (a modest sum). 5 (of a thing) unpretentious in appearance etc. Derivatives modestly adv. Etymology: F modeste f. L modestus keeping due measure ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adj. 1) скромный; умеренный; to be in modest circumstances - жить на скромные средства 2) благопристойный; сдержанный Syn: humble, lowly, meek, retiring, shy, unassuming, unpretentious see inexpensive Ant: conceited, overbearing, pretentious, showy ...Англо-русский словарь
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land... A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around ?35. ADJ 2. You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%... The democratic reforms have been modest... ADJ • modestly Britain’s balance of payments improved modestly last month. ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj/-ed/adv 3. If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. He’s modest, as well as being a great player... ADJ c darkgreen]approval • modestly ‘You really must be very good at what you do.’—‘I suppose I am,’ Kate said modestly. ADV: ADV with v 4. You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force... ADJ • modestly She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/adv ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 unwilling to talk proudly about your abilities and achievements + abou (He was always surprisingly modest about his role in the Everest expedition.) 2 not very big, expensive etc, especially less big, expensive etc than you would expect (quite a modest salary for such an important job | his modest ambitions | a modest amount/improvement etc) (House prices rose by a modest amount in the last quarter.) 3 shy about showing your body or attracting sexual interest, because you are easily embarrassed (Children often become very modest at around age 11.) 4 old-fashioned modest clothing covers the body in a way that does not attract sexual interest (a modest knee-length dress) - modestly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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