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   humble

   /ˈhʌmbl/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance: "I felt very humble when meeting her" Similar meekdeferentialrespectfulsubmissiveself-effacingunassertiveunpresumingmodestunassumingself-deprecatingfree from vanityhiding one's light under a bushelobsequioussycophanticservilemimarchaic:resistlessOpposite proudoverbearing
   • ▪ (of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's importance: "my humble apologies"
   • 2. of low social, administrative, or political rank: "she came from a humble, unprivileged background" Similar low-rankinglowlowlylower-classplebeianproletarianworking-classundistinguishedpoormeanignobleof low birthlow-bornof low rankcommoncommonplaceordinarysimpleinferiorunimportantunremarkableinsignificantinconsequentialinformal:plebbyarchaic:basebornOpposite noble
   • 3. (of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions: "he built the business empire from humble beginnings" Similar unpretentiousmodestunostentatiousplainsimpleordinaryOpposite grand

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel less important or proud: "he was humbled by his many ordeals" Similar humiliateabasedemeanbelittlelowerdegradedebasebring downbring lowmortifyshameput to shameabashsubduechastenmake someone eat humble pietake down a peg or twoinformal:put downcut down to sizesettle someone's hashmake someone eat crow
   • ▪ decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior): "Wales were humbled at Cardiff Arms Park by Romania" Similar defeatbeatbeat hollowcrushtrounceconquervanquishroutsmashoverwhelmget the better ofgive a drubbing tobring someone to their kneesinformal:lickclobberhammerslaughtermurdermassacrecrucifywipe the floor withwalk all overshellacblow outcreamskunkownOpposite be victorious over

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. humbleness noun

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   What does humble mean?

   • The meaning of HUMBLE is not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive. How to use humble in a sentence. Humility: Its Use and Meaning

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   How do you describe a humble person?

   • A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people. He gave a great performance, but he was very humble. Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man. ...a humble apology. 'I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky,' he said humbly. People with low social status are sometimes described as humble.

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   What does it mean to humiliate someone?

   • To humiliate is to make others feel or appear inadequate or unworthy, especially in some public setting: to humiliate a sensitive person. Like people, sometimes you can have an exceptional storm arise from very humble origins. A humble microchip in the early 1960s would have boasted a handful of transistors.

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   What does humbly mean in a sentence?

   • People use humble in a phrase such as in my humble opinion as a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it. It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain. So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time. 5.

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   Humble means not proud or not believing that you are important, or poor or of a low social rank. It can also be a verb meaning to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought. See more meanings, examples and synonyms of humble.

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   Humble means "modest; without an excess of pride." A person who brags about being humble may have too much pride in being humble to actually be humble. Sometimes fictional characters try to earn favor by saying "I'm just a humble man in search of..." when it is obvious they are the opposite.

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