Difference between Modest and Meek

MODEST vs MEEK: ADJECTIVE

Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
Low or inferior in station or quality
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Limited in size or scope
Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
Free from ostentation or pretension
Free from pomp or affectation
Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Not large but sufficient in size or amount
Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
Small, moderate in size.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive

Submissive, despirited, or of broken will.
Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience
Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Easily imposed on; submissive.
Showing patience and humility; gentle.
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
Very docile
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

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

To make meek; soften; render mild, pliant, or submissive; humble or bring low.
To submit; become meek.
Gentle or mild of temper; self-controlled and gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; forbearing under injury or annoyance.
Humble in spirit or manner
= Syn. 1. Mild, etc. (see gentle), humble, lowly.
Humble; unpretentious.
Overly submissive or compliant
Pliant; yielding; submissive.

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Soft, Sweet, Passive, Lowly, Subservient, Gentle, Timid, Compliant, Mild, Modest, Tame, Spiritless, Humble, Docile, Submissive

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Soft, Sweet, Passive, Lowly, Subservient, Gentle, Timid, Compliant, Mild, Modest, Tame, Spiritless, Humble, Docile, Submissive

Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
Some will do it for a modest fee.
New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
Bem was a modest man but very bright.
Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
In its modest way, it has done that.
Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.

Hart residence, built by Cornwell Meek; the Dr.
Based Restricted Stock Unit Award for Michael Meek.
ELAINE CAROL BRUCE AND JOE MEEK ORMAND JR.
And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Wondering how much does it cost to book Meek Mill for a fundraiser or will Meek Mill play a gala?
But Meek's friend told police she was traveling in a separate car behind Meek's green SUV when the accident occurred.
Meanwhile, while Drake was busy roasting Meek at OVO Fest, Meek was getting his teeth whitened.
The meek are only circumstantially meek; when conditions change, they might suddenly inherit the earth.
Hardly meek as we usually think of meek!