Synonym: bashful, humble, plain, quiet, shy, simple, unpretentious. Antonym: arrogant, immodest. Similar words: mode, model, moderate, clandestine, destruction, modify, code, erode. Meaning: ['mɑdɪst /'mɒ-] 
adj. 1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself 2. not large but sufficient in size or amount 3. free from pomp or affectation 4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance 5. low or inferior in station or quality 6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness 7. limited in size or scope 8. free from ostentation or pretension.
adj. 1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself 2. not large but sufficient in size or amount 3. free from pomp or affectation 4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance 5. low or inferior in station or quality 6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness 7. limited in size or scope 8. free from ostentation or pretension. 
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55. It has never been the boast of a modest person that he alone could accomplish such a hard task.
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