Modest | Mean of modest in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑːdəst/

• not very large in size or amount
1. Despite its modest [=somewhat small] size, the city has many things to offer tourists.
2. They own a modest home near the beach.
3. She enjoyed modest success with her singing career.
4. He earns a modest income.
5. We live on a modest budget.
6. New cars are now available at relatively modest prices.
7. He has only a modest amount of knowledge on the subject.
8. It is a book of only modest importance.
• not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities
1. She's very modest about her achievements.
2. Don't be so modest. Your performance was wonderful!
3. “I'm not a hero. I was just doing my job,” he said in his characteristically modest way.
4. He is unusually modest for a man who is so famous and successful.
• not showing too much of a person's body
1. She preferred wearing more modest swimsuits.
2. In some countries, women must wear very modest clothing in public.

• shy about showing your body especially in a sexual way
1. a modest young woman