1. (

• modest ,

) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" ;

2. (

• modest ,
• small

) not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" ;

3. (

• modest

) free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" ;

4. (

• modest ,

) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone" ;

5. (

• humble ,
• low ,
• lowly ,
• modest ,
• small

) low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" ;

6. (

• meek ,
• mild ,
• modest

) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" ;

7. (

• minor ,
• modest ,
• small ,
• small-scale ,
• pocket-size ,
• pocket-sized

) relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" ;