modest

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

• “a modest apartment”
• “too modest to wear his medals”

not large but sufficient in size or amount

• “a modest salary”
• “modest inflation”
• “helped in my own small way”

free from pomp or affectation

• “comfortable but modest cottages”
• “a simple rectangular brick building”
• “a simple man with simple tastes”

not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

low or inferior in station or quality

• “a humble cottage”
• “a lowly parish priest”
• “a modest man of the people”
• “small beginnings”

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• “meek and self-effacing”

limited in size or scope

• “a small business”
• “a newspaper with a modest circulation”
• “small-scale plans”
• “a pocket-size country”

free from ostentation or pretension

• “the restrained elegance of the room”