humble
not proud or arrogant; modest: Though very successful, she remained humble.
having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.
low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly: of humble origin;a humble home.
courteously respectful: In my humble opinion you are wrong.
low in height, level, etc.; small in size: a humble member of the galaxy.
to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase.
to destroy the independence, power, or will of.
to make meek: to humble one's heart.
Origin of humble
1synonym study For humble
Other words for humble
1 | unpretending, unpretentious |
2 | deferential, meek |
3 | unassuming, plain, common, poor |
4 | polite |
6 | mortify, shame, abash |
7 | subdue, crush, break |
Opposites for humble
Other words from humble
- hum·ble·ness, noun
- hum·bler, noun
- hum·bly, adverb
- o·ver·hum·ble, adjective
- qua·si-hum·ble, adjective
- un·hum·ble, adjective
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How to use humble in a sentence
She was born into the humblest of Birmingham neighborhoods, to a mother who had been a butcher and a TV-salesman dad.
Gillian Wearing: One of Today's 10 Most Important Artists | Blake Gopnik | June 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe prided himself on his knowledge of the railway staff, down to the humblest member.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBeauty itself confers a certain air of dignity upon its humblest possessor.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe humblest of unlettered peasants can teach the highest genius something useful.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordFrom the councillors down to the humblest settlers all was despondency and discontent.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
From the chief superintendent to the humblest ouvreuse, the whole staff was under his control.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
British Dictionary definitions for humble
/ (ˈhʌmbəl) /
conscious of one's failings
unpretentious; lowly: a humble cottage; my humble opinion
deferential or servile
to cause to become humble; humiliate
to lower in status
Origin of humble
1Derived forms of humble
- humbled, adjective
- humbleness, noun
- humbler, noun
- humbling, adjective
- humblingly, adverb
- humbly, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with humble
see eat crow (humble pie).
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