modest
modest is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
- adjective. limited in size or scope
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- adjective. not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
- adjective. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- adjective. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
- adjective. free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages"
"a simple rectangular brick building"
- adjective. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
- adjective. low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
Synonyms
minor, small, meek, mild, humble, low, lowly
Common word forms
modester, modestly, modestest, modestness
Words from these letters
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