English to English
adjective
- marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
A modest apartment.
Too modest to wear his medals.
source: WordNet 3.0
- not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
A modest salary.
Modest inflation.
Helped in my own small way.
source: WordNet 3.0
- free from pomp or affectation
Comfortable but modest cottages.
A simple rectangular brick building.
A simple man with simple tastes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- low or inferior in station or quality
A humble cottage.
A lowly parish priest.
A modest man of the people.
Small beginnings.
source: WordNet 3.0
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Meek and self-effacing.
source: WordNet 3.0
- limited in size or scope
A small business.
A newspaper with a modest circulation.
Small-scale plans.
A pocket-size country.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [módest] Mapitagan; maingat; mabait; mabini
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog