Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.Unpretentious.Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.Decent, chaste, virtuous.