hum·ble (h m b l)adj. hum·bler, hum·blest 1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology. 3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage. tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles 1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate. 2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit. 3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See Synonyms at degrade. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.] hum ble·ness n.hum bler n.hum bly adv. |
humble [ˈhʌmbəl]
adj
1. conscious of one's failings
2. unpretentious; lowly a humble cottage my humble opinion
3. deferential or servile
vb (tr)
1. to cause to become humble; humiliate
2. to lower in status
[from Old French, from Latin humilis low, from humus the ground]
humbled adj
humbleness n
humbler n
humbling adj
humblingly adv
humbly adv
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| Verb | 1. | humble - cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" efface - make inconspicuous; "efface oneself" |
| 2. |  humble - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" | |
| Adj. | 1. | humble - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
| 2. | humble - 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 modest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | |
| 3. | humble - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" | |
| 4. | humble - of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" |
humble
adjective
1. modest, meek, unassuming, unpretentious, submissive, self-effacing, unostentatious Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
modest lordly, proud, superior, vain, arrogant, pompous, pretentious, conceited, overbearing, haughty, ostentatious, snobbish, presumptuous, immodest, assuming
modest lordly, proud, superior, vain, arrogant, pompous, pretentious, conceited, overbearing, haughty, ostentatious, snobbish, presumptuous, immodest, assuming
2. lowly, common, poor, mean, low, simple, ordinary, modest, obscure, commonplace, insignificant, unimportant, unpretentious, undistinguished, plebeian, low-born He came from a fairly humble, poor background.
lowly important, rich, famous, high, significant, distinguished, superior, wealthy, elegant, glorious, aristocratic
lowly important, rich, famous, high, significant, distinguished, superior, wealthy, elegant, glorious, aristocratic
3. ordinary, common, commonplace He made his own reflector from a strip of humble kitchen foil.
verb
humiliate, shame, disgrace, break, reduce, lower, sink, crush, put down (slang), bring down, subdue, degrade, demean, chagrin, chasten, mortify, debase, put (someone) in their place, abase, take down a peg (informal), abash the little car company that humbled the industry giants
humiliate raise, elevate, magnify, exalt
humiliate raise, elevate, magnify, exalt
humble yourself humiliate yourself, grovel, eat humble pie, swallow your pride, eat crow (U.S. informal), abase yourself, go on bended knee He humbled himself and became obedient.
Translations
humble [ˈhʌmbl]
A. ADJ (humbler (compar) (humblest (superl)))
1. (= unassuming) [person] → humilde, modesto; [apology] → humilde
she was very humble about her achievements → era muy modesta respecto a sus éxitos
my humble apologies for keeping you waiting (frm) → mis más humildes disculpas por tenerle esperando
in my humble opinion → en mi humilde or modesta opinión
I am or remain your humble servant (frm) (in letters) → su humilde or seguro/a servidor(a)
she was very humble about her achievements → era muy modesta respecto a sus éxitos
my humble apologies for keeping you waiting (frm) → mis más humildes disculpas por tenerle esperando
in my humble opinion → en mi humilde or modesta opinión
I am or remain your humble servant (frm) (in letters) → su humilde or seguro/a servidor(a)
humble [ˈhʌmbəl]
humble
adj (+er)
(= modest) person → bescheiden, demütig (esp Rel); apology → demütig; my humble apologies! → ich bitte inständig um Verzeihung!; to be humble about one’s origins → mit seiner Herkunft nicht angeben; to eat humble pie → klein beigeben; in my humble opinion → meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach ? servant
(= lowly) curate, clerk, beginner → einfach; origins → niedrig, einfach; background, beginnings → bescheiden; of humble origins/birth → von niedriger Herkunft/Geburt
(= insignificant) abode, restaurant, potato, maggot → bescheiden
vt (= crush) → demütigen; to humble oneself → sich demütigen or erniedrigen; to be/feel humbled → sich (dat) → klein vorkommen, sich gedemütigt fühlen
humble [ˈhʌmbl]
humble [ˈhʌmbl]
1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → umile; (opinion, occupation) → modesto/a
of humble origins → di umili origini
to eat humble pie → rimangiarsi tutto
of humble origins → di umili origini
to eat humble pie → rimangiarsi tutto
humble [ˈhʌmbl]
1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → umile; (opinion, occupation) → modesto/a
of humble origins → di umili origini
to eat humble pie → rimangiarsi tutto
of humble origins → di umili origini
to eat humble pie → rimangiarsi tutto
adj humble [ˈhambl]
1 not having a high opinion of oneself etc You have plenty of ability but you're too humble. nederig مُتَواضِع скромен pokorný, ponížený ydmyg bescheiden ταπεινόφρων, υποχωρητικός humilde alandlik متواضع vaatimaton humble צַנוּע नम्र, विनीत, सीधा सादा skroman alázatos rendah hati lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur umile 謙虚な 겸손한 kuklus pazemīgs rendah hati nederig ydmyk, underdanig, beskjeden skromny, pokorny humilde umil скромный pokorný ponižen skroman blygsam, ödmjuk ถ่อมตัว alçak gönüllü 謙卑的 скромний عاجز khiêm tốn; nhún nhường 谦卑的
2 unimportant; having a low position in society etc a man of humble origins. beskeie حَقير، وضيع прост nízký beskeden; enkel niedrig ταπεινός, ασήμαντος humilde, modesto tagasihoidlik پست alhainen modeste נָחוּת महत्वहीन skroma, ponizan egyszerű rendahan, sederhana lágur umile 卑しい 천한 žemas, menkas vienkāršs; necils berketurunan rendah nederig beskjeden, enkel, tarvelig niskiego stanu humilde modest простой nízky skromen skroman låg, ringa ยากจน; ไม่มีความสำคัญ önemsiz 地位低下的 простий, бідний حقیر thấp kém; hèn mọn 地位低下的
v
to make (someone) humble He was humbled by his failure. verneder يُذِلُّ، يَحُطُّ من كِبْرِياء унижавам pokořit ydmyge demütigen ταπεινώνω humillar alandama به زانو در آوردن nöyryyttää humilier לְהַשפִּיל नीचा दिखाना poniziti megaláz merendahkan auðmÿkja umiliare 卑しめる (품위·자존심 따위를) 낮추다, 꺾다 pažeminti pazemot menundukkan vernederen ydmyke (seg) upokorzyć humilhar a umili унижать pokoriť, ponížiť ponižati poniziti göra ödmjuk, kväsa ทำให้ตนต่ำต้อย ezmek, burnunu sürtmek 使謙卑 приборкувати; угамовувати عاجز بنانا làm nhục; hạ nhục 压低（地位等）
adv humbly
nederig بِتَواضُع смирено poníženě ydmygt bescheiden ταπεινά humildemente alandlikult خاضعانه nöyrästi humblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַשפִּיל विनय पूर्वक ponizno, skromno alázatosan dengan rendah hati auðmjúklega umanamente 謙そんして 겸손하게 kukliai pazemīgi dengan rendah hati nederig ydmykt uniżenie humildemente cu umilinţă, umil скромно pokorne ponižno skromno ödmjukt อย่างต่ำต้อย alçakgönüllükle 謙卑地 скромно ادب سے một cách nhún nhường 谦卑地
n humbleness
nederigheid تَواضُع смиреност pokora, nízký původ ydmyghed die Bescheidenheit ταπεινότητα humildad alandlikkus فروتنی nöyryys humilité הַשפָּלָה विनम्रता poniznost, skromnost alázat(osság) kerendahan hati auðmÿkt, lítillæti, hógværð umiltà 謙そん 겸손함 kuklumas pazemīgums kerendahan hati nederigheid ydmykhet, beskjedenhet pokora humildade umilinţă скромность pokora; nízky pôvod ponižnost skromnost ödmjukhet ความต่ำต้อย alçakgönüllülük 謙卑 скромність عاجزی، انکساری tính khiêm tốn; tính nhún nhường 谦卑
see also humility .
humble → متواضع pokorný ydmyg bescheiden ταπεινός humilde nöyrä humble skroman umile 謙虚な 겸손한 bescheiden ydmyk pokorny humilde скромный ödmjuk ถ่อมตัว alçak gönüllü khiêm tốn 微贱的
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