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| | modest | (adj) ไม่ใหญ่โตโอ่อ่า, See also: ค่อนข้างเล็ก, พอประมาณ, ปานกลาง, ไม่มากมาย, Syn. plain, moderate, proper, small | | modest | (adj) ถ่อมตัว, See also: ไม่คุยโม้โอ้อวด, สงบเสงี่ยม, Syn. humble, Ant. vain, proud, showy | | modest | (adj) เรียบร้อย, See also: สุภาพ, เรียบง่าย, เรียบๆ, Syn. decent, demure, simple, Ant. immodest, loose |
| | เจียมเนื้อเจียมตัว | (adj) modest, See also: humble, moderate, , Example: เขาเป็นคนเจียมเนื้อเจียมตัว เงียบขรึม ซึมเศร้า เพราะ เก็บกดความรู้สึกไม่ดีต่างๆ ไว้เพียงคนเดียว |
| | | | | modest | (adj) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself, Ant. immodest, Example: a modest apartment; too modest to wear his medals | | modest | (adj) not large but sufficient in size or amount, Syn. small, Example: a modest salary; modest inflation; helped in my own small way | | modest | (adj) free from pomp or affectation, Example: comfortable but modest cottages; a simple rectangular brick building; a simple man with simple tastes | | modest | (adj) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance, Ant. immodest | | modestly | (adv) with modesty; in a modest manner, Ant. immodestly, Example: the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare' | | modesty | (n) freedom from vanity or conceit, Syn. modestness, Ant. immodesty | | modesty | (n) formality and propriety of manner, Syn. reserve |
| | Modest | a. [ F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See Mode. ] 1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The blushing beauties of a modest maid. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Modestly | adv. In a modest manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Modesty | n. [ L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See Modest. ] 1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action. [ 1913 Webster ] Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Modesty piece, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See Bashfulness, and Humility. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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