İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. alçakgönüllü, mütevazı.
2. gösterişsiz.
3. ılımlı.
4. namuslu, iffetli.
5. az (bir miktar). alçakgönüllü; ilimli, makul; sade, yalin, gösterissiz. mütevazi. mütevazi. s.
6. az (bir miktar). alçakgönüllü, mütevazi, gösterişsiz, namuslu, ılımlı.
7. tutarlı; gösterişsiz; gösterişsizce, modestyalçak gönüllülük, namuslu, tevazu, iffetli, modestlytevazu ile; ılımlı; ılımlılık, sade/ılımlı/alçakgönüllü; iffet; mutevazı, alçak gönüllü.
8. alçakgönüllü. ılımlı. makul. sade. yalın. gösterişsiz.
9. alçakgönüllü. mütevazı. kendi halinde. iddiasız. kibirsiz.
10. mütevazi.
11. alçakgönüllü. ilimli. makul. sade. yalin. gösterissiz.

Etymology : L modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure
Pronunciation : mä-d&st
Function : adjective
Date : 1565

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1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming; moderate; simple, limited; decent or appropriate in thought or dress; not provocatively dressed. modest\mod"est\ , a. [f. modeste, l. modestus, fr. modus measure. see: mode.].
2. restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
3. observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman. mrs. ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. the blushing beauties of a modest maid.
4. evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
5. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
6. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; said of a woman.
7. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes".
8. 1. A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. the modest home of a family who lived off the land A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £.
9. 2. You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7% The democratic reforms have been modest + modestly mod·est·ly Britain's balance of payments improved modestly last month.
10. approval If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. He's modest, as well as being a great player + modestly mod·est·ly `You really must be very good at what you do.' --- `I suppose I am,' Kate said modestly.
11. You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force + modestly mod·est·ly She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.