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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

  1. adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
  2. adj Fairly small or moderate in size or amount.
  3. adj Not showing or revealing much of the body; avoiding sexual attention.

parsimonious — full definition

  1. adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
  2. adj Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
  3. adj Not conceding many goals.

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