modest

adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;

"a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"

[ant: {immodest}]

2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest

salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

[syn: {small}]

3: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest

cottages"; "a plain blue suit"; "a simple rectangular

brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" [syn: {plain},

{simple}]

4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant:

{immodest}]

5: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";

"a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people";

"small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {lowly}, {small}]

6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or

even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn:

{meek}, {mild}]

7: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper

with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans" [syn: {minor},

{small}, {small-scale}]

8: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained

elegance of the room" [syn: {restrained}, {unostentatious}]