modest vs pretentious

modest

adj
  • Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. 

  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. 

  • Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. 

  • Small, moderate in size. 

pretentious

adj
  • Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. 

  • Intended to impress others. 

How often have the words modest and pretentious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )