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Results for: "modest"

Translating from English to Norwegian

Translations:

modest — humble, not boastful
→ beskjeden

More translations:

modest
→ beskjeden, unnselig
modest
→ anstendig
modest
→ beskjeden

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


ADJECTIVE (7)

1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;
- Example: "a modest apartment"
- Example: "too modest to wear his medals"

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;
- Example: "a modest salary"
- Example: "modest inflation"
- Example: "helped in my own small way"
[syn: modest, small]

3. free from pomp or affectation;
- Example: "comfortable but modest cottages"
- Example: "a simple rectangular brick building"
- Example: "a simple man with simple tastes"

4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance;

5. low or inferior in station or quality;
- Example: "a humble cottage"
- Example: "a lowly parish priest"
- Example: "a modest man of the people"
- Example: "small beginnings"
[syn: humble, low, lowly, modest, small]

6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
- Example: "meek and self-effacing"
[syn: meek, mild, modest]

7. limited in size or scope;
- Example: "a small business"
- Example: "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- Example: "small-scale plans"
- Example: "a pocket-size country"
[syn: minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized]