Meaning Of The Word Modest

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modest
adjective: A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
adjective: You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

modest in American English
having or showing a moderate opinion of one's own value, abilities, achievements, etc.; not vain or boastful; unassuming
adjective: having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions

modest in British English
adjective: having or expressing a humble opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments or abilities

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