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modesto

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish modesto.

Adjective

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modesto

  1. modest

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin modestus.

Adjective

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modesto (feminine modesta, masculine plural modestos, feminine plural modestas)

  1. modest; humble (not bragging or boasting about oneself)
  2. modest (small or inexpensive)

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈdɛ.sto/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsto
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dè‧sto
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Adjective

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modesto (feminine modesta, masculine plural modesti, feminine plural modeste, superlative modestissimo)

  1. modest, unpretentious, plain, unassuming, reserved, humble
    Synonyms: riservato, semplice, umile
  2. small, slight, scant
    Synonyms: piccolo, scarso

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Latin

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modestō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of modestus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧des‧to

Adjective

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modesto (feminine modesta, masculine plural modestos, feminine plural modestas)

  1. modest; humble (not bragging or boasting about oneself)
  2. modest (small or inexpensive)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈdesto/ [moˈð̞es.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: mo‧des‧to

Adjective

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modesto (feminine modesta, masculine plural modestos, feminine plural modestas, superlative modestísimo)

  1. modest, humble, unpretentious
    Synonyms: pudoroso, púdico
  2. modest, not extreme or excessive
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 202:
      La infeliz mujer se ve obligada a trabajar sin descanso, más que para subvenir a sus modestas necesidades, para gratificar los servicios de la Bruja que la protege.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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