| modest | adj 1. limited in size or amount, sederhana: they lived in a ~ house near the lake, mereka tinggal di sebuah rumah yg sederhana di tepi tasik; her needs are quite ~, keperluannya agak sederhana; a ~ income, pendap | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unassuming | adj modest, rendah hati: a quiet ~ person, orang yg pendiam dan rendah hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| humble | adj 1. having, showing a modest opinion of os, rendah /hati, diri/, suka merendahkan diri: he remained ~ in spite of his success, dia tetap rendah hati walaupun sudah berjaya; 2. lowly, poor, hina, daif: I’m just a ~ fisherman, saya hanyalah nelayan yg hina; no task was too ~ for him, tdk ada pekerjaan yg terlalu hina baginya; of ~ /birth, origin, stock/, berketurunan rendah; 3. unpretentious, sederhana: ~ fare, makanan yg sederhana; my ~ home, rumah saya yg sederhana; 4. (indic an unassuming attitude, state of mind) dgn rendah hati: my ~ apologies, dgn rendah hati saya meminta maaf; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decent | adj 1. proper, sopan: ~ behaviour, kelakuan yg sopan; ~ language, bahasa yg sopan; 2. (of clothes) a. suitable, sesuai; b. modest, sopan, senonoh; 3. adequate, (agak) memuaskan: here you can get a ~ meal without paying through your nose, di sini kamu akan mendapat hidangan yg agak memuaskan tanpa membayar terlalu mahal; a ~ job, pekerjaan yg agak memuaskan; ~ living conditions, keadaan hidup yg memuaskan; 4. (of person) baik: a ~ chap, lelaki yg baik; 5. (colloq) kind, baik hati: it was really ~ of you to help me out, sungguh baik hati kamu menolong saya; do the ~ thing, melakukan perkara yg sepatutnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ostentation | n (fml & derog), approp n + menunjuk-nunjuk; (of person) suka menunjuk-nunjuk: such ~ is most unbecoming, perbuatan menunjuk-nunjuk begitu amat menjengkelkan; the ~ of the noveau-riche, orang kaya baru yg suka menunjuk-nunjuk; a modest hero, quite without ~, wira yg rendah hati dan tdk suka menunjuk-nunjuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beginning | n 1. start, commencement, permulaan: the ~ of change, permulaan arus perubahan; 2. first part, bahagian /permulaan, awal/: the ~ of the play was very boring, bahagian permulaan drama itu sangat membosankan; 3. starting point, permulaan: the arrival of swallows heralds the ~ of summer, ketibaan burung layang-layang menandakan permulaan musim panas; 4. (also in pl) origin, permulaan: the ~ of the new trend is related to the changing structure of capitalism, permulaan aliran yg baru itu berhubung dgn struktur kapitalisme yg berubah-ubah; from a modest ~ the company has become a giant concern, dr permulaan yg sederhana, syarikat itu menjadi syarikat raksasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |