modest
US: /ˈmɑdəst/
UK: /mˈɒdəst/
UK: /mˈɒdəst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
modest /'mɔdist/
- tính từ
- khiêm tốn, nhún nhường, nhũn nhặn
- the hero was very modest about his great deals: người anh hùng rất khiêm tốn về những chiến công to lớn của mình
- thuỳ mị, nhu mì, e lệ
- a modest girl: một cô gái nhu mì
- vừa phải, phải chăng, có mức độ; bình thường, giản dị
- my demands are quite modest: những yêu cầu của tôi rất là phải chăng
- a modest little house: một căn nhà nhỏ bé giản dị
- khiêm tốn, nhún nhường, nhũn nhặn
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 not very large, expensive, important, etc: modest improvements / reforms + He charged a relatively modest fee. + a modest little house + The research was carried out on a modest scale.
2 (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or possessions: She's very modest about her success. + You're too modest!
Antonym: IMMODEST
3 (of people, especially women, or their clothes) shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way: a modest dress
Antonym: IMMODEST
modestly adverb: 'I'm not a very good painter,' he said modestly. + She is always modestly dressed. + modestly priced goods
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 unassuming, unpresuming, humble, unpretentious, unobtrusive, reserved, retiring, diffident, shy, bashful, demure, coy, shame-faced, self-effacing, self-conscious, reticent, reluctant, timid, meek, timorous, Rare verecund:
Caroline is quite modest about her accomplishments.
2 humble, simple, plain, ordinary, unpretentious, homely, lowly, unexceptional, unostentatious; inconspicuous, unobtrusive:
They live in a modest little cottage.
3 moderate, limited, understated, unimportunate, unexaggerated, reasonable, sensible, constrained, restricted, restrained:
The workers' demands seem modest enough.
Collocation dictionary
1 not having a high opinion of your own abilities
VERBS
be, look, seem
ADV.
extremely, very | quite | genuinely | falsely
She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days.
PREP.
about
He is modest about his achievements.
2 not very large, expensive, important, etc.
VERBS
be, seem
Our requirements seem fairly modest.
ADV.
extremely, very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively | apparently | admittedly
He is looking to improve on his admittedly modest achievements so far.
| surprisingly
Concise English dictionary
'mɑdɪst /'mɒ-
adj.
+marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
+not large but sufficient in size or amount
+free from pomp or affectation
+not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
+low or inferior in station or quality
+humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
+limited in size or scope
+free from ostentation or pretension
