modeste
French, adjective/mɔ.dɛst/
modeste is spelled M-O-D-E-S-T-E (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,118th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modeste is a French adjective meaning “modest, humble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de la retenue, de la modération, qui ne donne dans aucun excès”.
What does modeste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
modest, humble
- 2
modest, low
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de la retenue, de la modération, qui ne donne dans aucun excès. 2. Qui est modéré, simple, sans éclat, en parlant d’une chose. 3. Subalterne. 4. Qui est réservé dans la manière de penser et de parler de soi, qui a une opinion modérée de son mérite, humble.
noun: 1. Sorte de mouchoir dont les dames se couvraient le cou, et qui s'est appelé aussi modestie. 2. Jupon porté par les femmes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of modeste
- modestes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modeste?
- /mɔ.dɛst/
- \mɔ.dɛst\
- [mɔ.dɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modeste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modeste in French?
modeste appears 14 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).