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Definition of Humble
1. Adjective. Low or inferior in station or quality. "Small beginnings"
2. Verb. Cause to be unpretentious. "This experience will humble him"
3. Adjective. Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful. "Essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"
Also: Modest
Similar to: Broken, Crushed, Humbled, Humiliated, Low, Meek, Mild, Modest
Derivative terms: Humbleness, Humility
Antonyms: Proud
4. Verb. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. "The performance is likely to humble Sue"; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Generic synonyms: Bruise, Hurt, Injure, Offend, Spite, Wound
Specialized synonyms: Crush, Demolish, Smash, Degrade, Demean, Disgrace, Put Down, Take Down
Derivative terms: Abasement, Chagrin, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Mortification, Mortification
5. Adjective. Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work).
6. Adjective. Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense). "Of humble (or lowly) birth"
Definition of Humble
1. a. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
2. a. Hornless. See Hummel.
3. v. t. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.
Definition of Humble
1. Adjective. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage. ¹
2. Adjective. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; lowly; weak; modest. ¹
3. Verb. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate. ¹
4. Verb. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used reflexively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humble
1. modest [adj -BLER, -BLEST] / to reduce the pride of [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: modest
Medical Definition of Humble
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1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage. "THy humble nest built on the ground." (Cowley)
2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest. "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." (Jas. Iv. 6) "She should be humble who would please." (Prior) "Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . Religion we can never hope to be a happy nation.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humble
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