modest

  • 21modest — adjective 1 unwilling to talk proudly about your abilities and achievements (+ about): He was always surprisingly modest about his role in the Everest expedition. 2 not very big, expensive etc, especially less big, expensive etc than you would… …

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  • 22Modest — Modestus ist ein männlicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namenstag 3 Varianten 4 Bekannte Namensträger // …

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  • 23modest — modestly, adv. /mod ist/, adj. 1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. 2. free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house. 3 …

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  • 24modest — adj. 1 not having a high opinion of your own abilities VERBS ▪ be, look, remain, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 25modest — adj. 1) modest about (she was modest about her achievements) 2) modest in * * * [ mɒdɪst] modest in modest about (she was modest about her achievements) …

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  • 26Modest — Según el contexto, el término Modest puede tener los siguientes significados: Modest Mouse, banda estadounidense de Rock Alternativo e Indie Rock. Modest Mussorgski, compositor ruso. Modest Cuixart, pintor español. Modest Gené, escultor catalán …

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  • 27modest — adjective 1) she was modest about her poetry Syn: self effacing, self deprecating, humble, unpretentious, unassuming, unostentatious; shy, bashful, self conscious, diffident, reserved, reticent, coy Ant …

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  • 28modest — adjective 1) she was modest about her poetry Syn: humble, self deprecating, self effacing, unassuming, shy, diffident, reserved, coy 2) modest success Syn: moderate, fair, limited …

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  • 29modest*/ — [ˈmɒdɪst] adj 1) fairly small in size, degree, or value He earned a modest income.[/ex] She has had some modest success with her short stories.[/ex] 2) a modest person does not like to talk about themselves, their achievements, or their abilities …

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  • 30modest — mod•est [[t]ˈmɒd ɪst[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one s merits, importance, etc 2) free from ostentation: a modest house[/ex] 3) having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc 4)… …

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