Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
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Quiet; still.
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Quiet; still.
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Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
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Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
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Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
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Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
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of Limit
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of Limit
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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
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Modest to excess; bashful.
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Modest to excess; bashful.
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of Retire
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of Retire
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Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
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Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
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Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
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Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
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The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.
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The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.
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The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-asse…
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The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-asse…
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Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
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Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-asse…
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The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-asse…
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Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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strong imp. of Laugh.
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Not high; not elevated in place; low.
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Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
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Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…
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Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.
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Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…
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Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…
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Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…
Modest describes a limited but not necessarily insignificant amount.
Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
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Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
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