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hum·ble  (hmbl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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humble·ness n.

humbler n.

humbly adv.

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humble

Adjective

1. conscious of one's failings

2. modest and unpretentious: humble domestic objects

3. ordinary or not very important: humble beginnings

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

to cause to become humble; humiliate [Latin humilis low]

humbly adv

Thesaurus

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" abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify 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" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
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" lowly, modest, small, low 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) menial, lowly 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" baseborn, base, lowly lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

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humble

adjective 1. modest, meek, unassuming, unpretentious, submissive, self-effacing, unostentatious << OPPOSITE proud

adjective 2. lowly, common, poor, mean, low, simple, ordinary, modest, obscure, commonplace, insignificant, unimportant, unpretentious, undistinguished, plebeian, low-born << OPPOSITE distinguished

verb 3. 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 << OPPOSITE exalt

Translations

humble [ˈhʌmbl] adj → humilde

vt → humillar

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humble [ˈhʌmbl] adj → humble, modeste

vt → humilier

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humble [ˈhʌmbl] adj → bescheiden

vt → demütigen

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humble [ˈhʌmbl] adj → umile, modesto/a

vt → umiliare

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humble

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 vaatimaton modeste נָחוּת महत्वहीन skroma, ponizan egyszerű rendahan, sederhana lágur umile 卑しい 하찮은 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 겸허하게 하다, (자존심 등을) 낮추다 pažeminti pazemot menundukkan vernederen ydmyke (seg) upokorzyć humilhar a umili унижать pokoriť, ponížiť ponižati poniziti göra ödmjuk, kväsa ทำให้ตนต่ำต้อย ezmek, burnunu sürtmek 使自卑 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 .