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Meaning of modest

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  modest
      adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of
             yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his
             medals" [ant: {immodest}]
      2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest
         salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
         [syn: {modest}, {small}]
      3: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest
         cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple
         man with simple tastes"
      4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant:
         {immodest}]
      5: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a
         lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small
         beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {lowly}, {modest},
         {small}]
      6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or
         even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn:
         {meek}, {mild}, {modest}]
      7: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper
         with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-
         size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small}, {small-
         scale}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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