Difference between Modest and Unpretentious

What is the difference between Modest and Unpretentious?

Modest as an adjective is not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble. while Unpretentious as an adjective is simple, humble, not pretentious

Modest

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble. Small, moderate in size. (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

Example sentence: Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

Unpretentious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: simple, humble, not pretentious

We hope you now know whether to use Modest or Unpretentious in your sentence.

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