"modest" meaning in Inglese

See modest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɑdəst/ Audio: en-us-modest.ogg Forms: more [comparative], most
  1. modesto, umile, semplice
    Sense id: it-modest-en-adj-cNoIeLfb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: humble Derived forms: modestly
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    {
      "word": "immodest"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Aggettivi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "modestly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francesemodeste, a sua volta dal latinomodestus"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "raw_tags": [
        "superlativo relativo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a modest person",
          "translation": "una persona umile"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a modest house",
          "translation": "una casa umile"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modesto, umile, semplice"
      ],
      "id": "it-modest-en-adj-cNoIeLfb"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɑdəst/",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "humble"
    }
  ],
  "word": "modest"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "immodest"
    }
  ],
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    "Aggettivi in inglese",
    "Parole in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "modestly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal francesemodeste, a sua volta dal latinomodestus"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
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        "superlativo relativo"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a modest person",
          "translation": "una persona umile"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a modest house",
          "translation": "una casa umile"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modesto, umile, semplice"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "humble"
    }
  ],
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