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modest
English
Etymology
From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?d?st/
Adjective
modest (comparative more modest or modester, superlative most modest or modestest)
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
- (especially of behaviour or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:humble
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
- See also Thesaurus:small
Antonyms
- immodest
Derived terms
- modest proposal
- modesty
Translations
Anagrams
- domets
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?d?st/
Adjective
modest m (feminine modeste)
- modest
Derived terms
- modesti
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin modestus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mo?d?st/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu?d?st/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mo?dest/
Adjective
modest (feminine modesta, masculine plural modests or modestos, feminine plural modestes)
- modest
- Antonym: immodest
Derived terms
- modestament
Related terms
- immodest
- modèstia
Further reading
- “modest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “modest” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “modest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “modest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?dest/
Adjective
modest m or n (feminine singular modest?, masculine plural mode?ti, feminine and neuter plural modeste)
- modest
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