Dictionary Entry
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.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3adjective
Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
- 4adjective
limited in size or scope
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- 5adjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
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- 6adjective
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- 7adjective
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
- 8adjective
free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages"
"a simple rectangular brick building"
- 9adjective
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
- 10adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
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