
Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(a)modestmarked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself“a modest apartment”,
“too modest to wear his medals” (s)modest, smallnot large but sufficient in size or amount“a modest salary”,
“modest inflation”,
“helped in my own small way” (s)modestfree from pomp or affectation“comfortable but modest cottages”,
“a simple rectangular brick building”,
“a simple man with simple tastes” (a)modestnot offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance“a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone” (s)humble, low, lowly, modest, smalllow or inferior in station or quality“a humble cottage”,
“a lowly parish priest”,
“a modest man of the people”,
“small beginnings” (s)meek, mild, modesthumble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness“meek and self-effacing” (s)minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedrelatively moderate, limited, or small“a small business”,
“a newspaper with a modest circulation”,
“small-scale plans”,
“a pocket-size country”