[ˈmɒdɪst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
(e.g: he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise)

- (of an amount, rate, or level) relatively moderate, limited, or small
(e.g: drink modest amounts of alcohol)

- dressing or behaving so as to avoid impropriety or indecency, especially to avoid attracting sexual attention (typically used of a woman)
(e.g: the modest women wear long-sleeved dresses and all but cover their faces)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’