modest B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɑdəst/ See IPA manual Freq #6396 Meanings 1 adj Not very large in size or amount. He earns a modest amount of money. 2 adj Not talking proudly about your own abilities or achievements. Despite her success, she remained modest about her talent. 3 adj Simple and not showy; without luxury. They lived in a comfortable but modest little cottage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not very large in size or... smallmoderatelimited 2 adj · not talking proudly about... humbleunassuming 3 adj · simple and not showy;... plainsimple Word family Derived forms hypermodestmodestlymodestnessovermodestpseudomodestsupermodestultramodestunmodest Related forms modesty Appears in Phrases (1) See all modest inflation A relatively small rise in the general level of prices. Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus. *med- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # modest **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑdəst/ **Frequency rank:** 6396 ## Meanings 1. Not very large in size or amount. 2. Not talking proudly about your own abilities or achievements. 3. Simple and not showy; without luxury. ## Examples - He earns a modest amount of money. - Despite her success, she remained modest about her talent. - They lived in a comfortable but modest little cottage. ## Derived Forms - hypermodest - modestly - modestness - overmodest - pseudomodest - supermodest - ultramodest - unmodest ## Related Forms - modesty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *med- ## Etymology From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus. ## AI Etymology Modest comes from Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus. In present-day English its meanings include not very large in size or amount, not talking proudly about your own abilities or achievements, and simple and not showy; without luxury. Related and derived forms include modesty, hypermodest, modestly, and modestness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown