/moˈðesto/
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Translation
modest
Word origin
From Latin modestus ('keeping within measure'), from modus ('measure, manner'). The English 'modest' and 'moderate' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- modestus
- English cognates
- modest, moderate
Grammar
Femininemodesta
Masc pluralmodestos
Fem pluralmodestas
Examples
presume logros.
He is a modest man who never boasts about his achievements.
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They live in a modest house on the outskirts.
fama, .
Despite his fame, he remains very modest.
, ilusión.
We won a modest prize, but it made us happy.
¡ !
What a modest and kind person!
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