Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.
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Modest
/ˈmɑdəst/
Synonyms for "modest" (304 found)
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frugalguardedhesitanthesitatinghomelyhumblehumble-lookinghumble-visagedhumblesticyignobleimmaculateimpassiveimpersonalin the shadeinaccessibleinconspicuousindifferentinexpensiveinferior
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Adjective(25 words)
genuine apologyhumblerhumbling impactinconspicuous traitlimited correlative influencelowlowishlowlymaidenlymeekmildminimal extentminimal materialsminorminor disagreementminor driftminor shovemoderateordinary dayordinary duties
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ordinary horseordinary personplain clothingplain fabricplain materials
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(23 words)
plainishpocket-sizepocket-sizedprivate memorialprivate soldierquiet venuereasonablesimple definitionssimple livingsimple modifiersimple subjectsimple termsslight influencesmallsmall alterationsmall countrysmall-scalesmallishunassumingunderstated tone
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poorpriggishprimprissyproperprudishpurepuritanicalqualmishreasonablereluctantremoteremovedrepressedreservedrespectablerestrainedrestrictedreticentretiring
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sacrificingscrupuloussecond ranksecond stringsecondaryseemlyself-abasingself-abnegatingself-abnegatoryself-consciousself-denyingself-devotedself-effacingself-forgetfulself-immolatingself-neglectfulself-neglectingself-renouncingself-sacrificingself-unconsciousselflesssensibleservilesevereshabbyshamefacedshoddyshrinkingshysilentsimplesmallso soso-sosparespotlesssqueamishstainlessstandoffstandoffishsticklingstraitlacedstuffysubsubalternsubduedsubjectsubordinatesubservientsuppressedteachabletedioustemperatethird rankthird stringtimidtimoroustokentolerableunacquisitiveunaffableunambitiousunapproachableunaspiringunassertiveunassumingunassuredunblemishedunboastfuluncongenialundefiledundemonstrativeunderprivilegedunderstatedundistinguishedunelaborateunembellishedunexaggeratedunexceptionalunexpansiveunexpensiveungenialunimportantunimposingunobtrusiveunornamentedunostentatiousunpossessiveunpresumingunpresumptuousunpretendingunpretentiousunselfishunsparing of selfunsulliedvapidvulgarwishy washywishy-washywithdrawingwithdrawnwithin meansworth the money
Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesmodest amountmodest budgetmodest gainsmodest growthmodest incomemodest proposal
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12 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The union was modest in its wage demands.
Source: tatoeba (45642)
They would think the person is modest or lazy.
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Chris is very attractive and wealthy, but not very modest.
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