modest
unassuming in the estimation of one's own abilities; not boastful
Word origin: From Latin modestus, keeping within measure, from modus, measure.
Modest in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing modest in a sentence.
Despite her remarkable achievements, she remained modest and gracious in interviews.
Despite the discovery's significance, she remained modest, crediting her collaborators and downplaying her own role.
Using “modest” well
Modest most often means unassuming about one's own abilities or achievements, free of boastfulness. It has a separate sense of moderate in size or amount, as in a modest income.
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