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Not giving yourself a lot of attention and being selfless. Being humble to others and not being an attention seeking brat!

Example: Someone says you're so smart because you earned a good score on a test. You say no, and that it wasn't that hard and you studied, etc. Therefore not giving yourself the credit you deserve.
There are 5 meanings of the word modest:

1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value.

2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy.

3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress.

4. Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain.

5. Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.

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