modesto

See also: Modesto

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish modesto.

Adjective

modesto

1. modest

Galician

Etymology

From Latin modestus.

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• modestamente

Related terms

• modestia

Further reading

• “modesto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

Derived terms

• modestamente

Related terms

• modestia

Latin

Adjective

modestō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of modestus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdɛs.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈdɛʃ.tu/ [muˈðɛʃ.tu]

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

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• modestamente

Related terms

• modéstia

Further reading

• “modesto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin modestus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. modest, humble, unpretentious

   Synonyms: pudoroso, púdico

Derived terms

• diamante modesto
• modestamente

 

Related terms

• modestia

 

Further reading

• “modesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28