modest

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑdəst/ Rhymes: -ɒdəst === Adjective === modest (comparative more modest or modester, superlative most modest or modestest) Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. Synonyms: demure, meek; see also Thesaurus:humble Antonyms: arrogant, immodest; see also Thesaurus:arrogant Small, moderate in size. Synonyms: moderate, tiny; see also Thesaurus:intermediate, Thesaurus:small Antonyms: immodest, obscene; see also Thesaurus:large, Thesaurus:excessive Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. Synonyms: chaste, demure, prudish, virginal Antonyms: immodest, obscene; see also Thesaurus:obscene (especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. Synonyms: austere, chaste; see also Thesaurus:unadorned Antonyms: provocative, sexy, sensual, flamboyant; see also Thesaurus:sexy, Thesaurus:gaudy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== modesty ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === domets == Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔdɛst/ === Adjective === modést (feminine modeste) modest ==== Derived terms ==== modesti === Further reading === “modest”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin modestus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [muˈðe̞st] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [moˈðest] IPA(key): (Central) [muˈðest] === Adjective === modest (feminine modesta, masculine plural modests or modestos, feminine plural modestes) modest Antonym: immodest ==== Derived terms ==== modestament ==== Related terms ==== immodest modèstia === Further reading === “modest”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “modest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “modest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “modest”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin modestus or French modeste or Italian modesto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈdest/ === Adjective === modest m or n (feminine singular modestă, masculine plural modești, feminine/neuter plural modeste) modest ==== Declension ====