modest
/mɑdɛst/
adjective
6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1
Not large but sufficient in size or amount.
“a modest salary”
“modest inflation”
2
Relatively moderate, limited, or small.
“a newspaper with a modest circulation”
3
Low or inferior in station or quality.
“a modest man of the people”
4
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
5
Free from pomp or affectation.
“comfortable but modest cottages”
6
Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself.
“a modest apartment”
“too modest to wear his medals”
7
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
“a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone”
WORD FORMS
Related formmodestness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinodestmay
Starts & ends withM … T
Syllablesmod · est
SYNONYMS & RELATED23
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