MODEST

Meaning of MODEST in English

(a.) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MODEST — ˈmädə̇st adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Latin modestus moderate, modest — more at mete 1. a. : having a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MODEST — (a.) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest …
Английский словарь Webster
MODEST — (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; …
Английский словарь Webster
MODEST — ( a. ) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODEST — ( a. ) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODEST — — modestly , adv. /mod"ist/ , adj. 1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MODEST — adjective Etymology: Latin modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1. a. : placing a moderate estimate on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MODEST — adj evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest …
Webster English vocab
MODEST — [mod.est] adj [L modestus moderate; akin to L modus measure] (1565) 1 a: placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MODEST — modest BrE AmE ˈmɒd ɪst § -əst AmE ˈmɑːd əst ▷ modest|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MODEST — / ˈmɒdɪst; NAmE ˈmɑːd-/ adjective 1. not very large, expensive, important, etc. : modest improvements / reforms He charged a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODEST — mod ‧ est /ˈmɒdəst, ˈmɒdɪst $ ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: modestus ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MODEST — adj. 1 having or expressing a humble or moderate estimate of one's own merits or achievements. 2 diffident, bashful, retiring. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MODEST — adj. 1 having or expressing a humble or moderate estimate of one's own merits or achievements. 2 diffident, bashful, retiring. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MODEST — adj.1 having or expressing a humble or moderate estimate of one's own merits or achievements. 2 diffident, bashful, retiring. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
MODEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A modest house or other building …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MODEST — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a modest establishment formal (= a small business, shop etc ) ▪ Mineo’s Pizza House …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MODEST — (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR) [adjective] [dated] - (esp. of a woman's clothes or behaviour) intended to avoid attracting sexual interesta modest walk/manner
Cambridge English vocab
MODEST — adj. 1 not having a high opinion of your own abilities VERBS ▪ be , look , remain , seem …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MODEST — See ↑ MODEST 1
Longman Activator English vocab
MODEST — INDEX: 1. a modest person 2. to be too modest 3. modest behaviour RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ PROUD ↑ BOAST …
Longman Activator English vocab
MODEST — adj. 25B6; adjective she was modest about her poetry : SELF-EFFACING, self-deprecating, humble, unpretentious, unassuming, unostentatious; shy, bashful, self-conscious, diffident, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODEST — adj. 1 unassuming, unpresuming, humble, unpretentious, unobtrusive, reserved, retiring, diffident, shy, bashful, demure, coy, shame-faced, self-effacing, self-conscious, reticent, reluctant, timid, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MODEST — прил. 1) скромный, сдержанный modest behaviour ≈ скромное поведение Syn : frugal, moderate, humble, lowly, meek, retiring, shy, unassuming, unpretentious, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MODEST — modest.ogg ʹmɒdıst a 1. скромный; сдержанный with a modest air - со скромным видом, скромно, сдержанно to be modest in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MODEST — modest прил.1) скромный, сдержанный modest behaviour — скромное поведение Syn:frugal, moderate, humble, lowly, meek, retiring, shy, unassuming, unpretentious, inexpensive Ant: …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MODEST — a 1. скромный; сдержанный with a modest air - со скромным видом, скромно, сдержанно to be modest in speech in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MODEST — прил. 1) скромный, сдержанный modest behaviour — скромное поведение Syn: frugal , moderate , humble , lowly , meek , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MODEST — прил. 1) скромный, сдержанный modest behaviour — скромное поведение Syn: frugal, moderate, humble, lowly, meek, retiring, shy, unassuming, unpretentious, inexpensive Ant: conceited, overbearing, pretentious, showy 2) скромный, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MODEST — _a. 1> скромный; умеренный; to be in modest circumstances - жить на скромные средства 2> благопристойный; сдержанный _Syn: humble, lowly, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MODEST — прил. 1) скромный, сдержанный modest behaviour ≈ скромное поведение Syn : frugal, moderate, humble, lowly, meek, retiring, shy, unassuming, unpretentious, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MODEST — ~ (-ie), pudic
English interlingue dictionary
MODEST — hinayon;lindong
English-Visayan vocabulary
MODEST — adjective Etymology: Latin ~us moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1. placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MODEST — ( a. ) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MODEST — adj. humble, unpretentious, unassuming; moderate; simple, limited; decent or appropriate in thought or dress; not provocatively dressed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MODEST — adj. Pronunciation: ' mä-d ə st Function: adjective Etymology: Latin modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MODEST — ■ adjective 1》 unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities. 2》 relatively moderate, limited, or small. 3》 avoiding indecency or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MODEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ house or other building …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MODEST — Synonyms and related words : Olympian, aloof, altruistic, backward, bashful, becoming, betwixt and between, blank, boggling, budget, cheap, chilled, chilly, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODEST — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: HUMBLE 1, lowly, meek, unassuming Related Words: moderate, temperate; retiring, withdrawing; unboastful; unpresuming, unpresumptuous, unpretending …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MODEST — a. 1. Unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, unostentatious. 2. Chaste, pure, virtuous. 3. Moderate, decent, becoming, proper.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MODEST — adjective 1. Synonyms: humble 1, lowly, meek, unassuming Related Word: moderate, temperate; retiring, withdrawing; unboastful; unpresuming, unpresumptuous, unpretending Contrasted words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MODEST — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MODEST — adj. 1) ~ about (she was ~ about her achievements) 2) ~ in
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MODEST — Скромный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MODEST — (a) скромный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MODEST — a 1. скромный; сдержанный with a ~ air - со скромным видом, скромно, сдержанно to be ~ in speech [in …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MODEST — adj. скромный, сдержанный, стеснительный, застенчивый; благопристойный, умеренный; нетребовательный, неприхотливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MODEST — adj. скромный, сдержанный, стеснительный, застенчивый; благопристойный, умеренный; нетребовательный, неприхотливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MODEST — a. 1. скромный; умеренный; to be in modest circumstances - жить на скромные средства 2. благопристойный; сдержанный Syn: humble, lowly, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MODEST — скромный; умеренный благопристойный; сдержанный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MODEST — _a. 1> скромный; умеренный; to be in modest circumstances жить на скромные средства 2> благопристойный; сдержанный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MODEST — Небогатый
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
MODEST — [adj.] 1) скромный 2) умеренный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
MODEST — a 1) скромный; 2) умеренный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
MODEST — скромный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
MODEST — сдержанный, скромный, умеренный, благопристойный
English-Russian vocab
MODEST — скромный
Англо-Русский словарь

Английский словарь Webster

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