Word Information

Humble

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Definitions for Humble

verb
cause to be unpretentious
Examples
  1. This experience will humble him
verb
cause to feel shame
Synonyms
Examples
  1. hurt the pride of
  2. He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a humble cottage
  2. a lowly parish priest
  3. a modest man of the people
  4. small beginnings
adjective
marked by meekness or modesty
Examples
  1. not arrogant or prideful
  2. a humble apology
  3. 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
  1. baseborn wretches with dirty faces
  2. of humble (or lowly) birth

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