verb
cause to be unpretentious
Examples
- This experience will humble him
verb
cause to feel shame
Synonyms
Examples
- hurt the pride of
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms
Examples
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
adjective
marked by meekness or modesty
Examples
- not arrogant or prideful
- a humble apology
- essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
adjective
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonyms
adjective
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms
Examples
- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth