MODEST — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

modest

Free from ostentation or pretension. Приклади
  • The restrained elegance of the room.
Limited in size or scope. Приклади
  • A small business.
  • A newspaper with a modest circulation.
  • Small-scale plans.
  • A pocket-size country.
Not large but sufficient in size or amount. Приклади
  • A modest salary.
  • Modest inflation.
  • Helped in my own small way.
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself. Приклади
  • A modest apartment.
  • Too modest to wear his medals.
Free from pomp or affectation. Приклади
  • Comfortable but modest cottages.
  • A simple rectangular brick building.
  • A simple man with simple tastes.
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. Приклади
  • Meek and self-effacing.
Low or inferior in station or quality. Приклади
  • A humble cottage.
  • A lowly parish priest.
  • A modest man of the people.
  • Small beginnings.
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