Humble Definition & Meaning

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

Synonyms for humble

abase verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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base adj

serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" of low birth or station

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baseborn adj

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces

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broken adj

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg

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chagrin noun

strong feelings of embarrassment cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

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crushed adj

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet" subdued or brought low in condition or status

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humbled adj

subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

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humiliate verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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humiliated adj

subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man

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inferior adj

of or characteristic of low rank or importance of low or inferior quality written or printed below and to one side of

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"Humble" in song lyrics

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  • "From the heat of Fahrenheit, damage a mic on the humble"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Cheesey Rat, Crunch Lo, Lighter Shade — God Twist
  • "Or find yourself falling on the humble"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Crunch Lo, Samantha — Everything U Need
  • "And I would love for us to bump it to each other on a humble"
    (1st Infantry f/) Mobb Deep — Backwards

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Frequently asked questions

What does humble mean?
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces
What part of speech is humble?
Humble is an adjective and a verb.
How many definitions does humble have?
Humble has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).

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