beskjeden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- modest adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
- parsimonious adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
Senses
beskjeden is used for these senses in English:
- modest Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
modest — full definition
- adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
- adj Fairly small or moderate in size or amount.
- adj Not showing or revealing much of the body; avoiding sexual attention.
parsimonious — full definition
- adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
- adj Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
- adj Not conceding many goals.