Modest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Modest	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Modest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modest adj marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" Antonym(s): immodest not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" Synonym(s): modest, small free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance Antonym(s): immodest low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonym(s): humble, low, lowly, modest, small humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" Synonym(s): meek, mild, modest limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket- size country" Synonym(s): minor, modest, small, small- scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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. Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. --Shak. The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden. 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.