modest: signification et définitions

Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value.

Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy1.

Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress.

Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain.

Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.