1. Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
   "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
    
2. Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
   "modest and self-effacing";
   - meek, mild
    
3. Free from pomp or affectation
   "comfortable but modest cottages"
    
4. Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
   "a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone"
    
5. Not large but sufficient in size or amount
   "a modest salary"; "modest inflation";
   - small
    
6. Relatively moderate, limited, or small
   "a newspaper with a modest circulation";
   - minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
    
7. Low or inferior in station or quality
   "a modest man of the people";
   - humble, low, lowly, small

See also: coy, decent, demure, humble, inferior, limited, moderate, modestness, modesty, overmodest, retiring, shamefaced, unassuming, unpretentious

Antonym: immodest

Encyclopedia: Modest, Ohio