modest - Meaning in Sanskrit

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modest - Meaning in Sanskrit

modest Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of modest in English

modest adjective

1. relatively moderate, limited, or small

   Synonyms

   minor, minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale, small, small

   Examples

   • "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
   • "a pocket-size country"
   • "a small business"
   • "small-scale plans"
2. not large but sufficient in size or amount

   Synonyms

   small, small

   Examples

   • "a modest salary"
   • "helped in my own small way"
   • "modest inflation"
3. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

   Example

   • "a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone"
4. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

   Examples

   • "a modest apartment"
   • "too modest to wear his medals"
5. free from pomp or affectation

   Examples

   • "a simple man with simple tastes"
   • "a simple rectangular brick building"
   • "comfortable but modest cottages"
6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

   Synonyms

   meek, meek, mild

   Example

   • "meek and self-effacing"
7. low or inferior in station or quality

   Synonyms

   humble, humble, low, low, lowly, small, small

   Examples

   • "a humble cottage"
   • "a lowly parish priest"
   • "a modest man of the people"
   • "small beginnings"

Synonyms of modest

• minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale
• small
• meek, mild
• humble, low, lowly, small

Antonyms of modest

immodest

More matches for modest

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