MODEST definition: having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. See examples …

When used to modify a sum or amount, or to mean "unpretentious," modest conveys a sense of not being excessive: Captives received a modest salary of $0.80 per day, working at farms …

Definition of modest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A person is modest if he or she is very successful but does not call attention to this. Modest generally means "big enough but not huge" — like a modest house or a modest income.

modest adjective (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR) used to describe something, such as someone's clothes or behaviour, that is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest: a modest walk / manner

If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

Define modest. modest synonyms, modest pronunciation, modest translation, English dictionary definition of modest. adj. 1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, …

modest, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Recreation on a California beach in the first decade of the 20th century, depicting people in modest dress Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment …

• Luke was too modest to talk about his past achievements. modest about • Jason, a scholarship winner, is modest about his achievements. modest increase • That is described in the …