Adjective
1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;
"a modest apartment""too modest to wear his medals"2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;
"a modest salary""modest inflation""helped in my own small way"3. free from pomp or affectation;
"comfortable but modest cottages""a simple rectangular brick building""a simple man with simple tastes"4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
5. low or inferior in station or quality;
"a humble cottage""a lowly parish priest""a modest man of the people""small beginnings"6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
"meek and self-effacing"7. limited in size or scope;
"a small business""a newspaper with a modest circulation""small-scale plans""a pocket-size country"8. free from ostentation or pretension;
"the restrained elegance of the room"