humble

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

2. 2superlative

   Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.

3. 3adjective

   Hornless. See Hummel.

4. 4transitive verb

   To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.

5. 5transitive verb

   To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.

6. 6verb

   cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

   "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

   Synonyms

   abasechagrinhumiliatemortify
7. 7verb

   cause to be unpretentious

   "This experience will humble him"

8. 8adjective

   of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"

   "of humble (or lowly) birth"

   Synonyms

   basebasebornlowly
9. 9adjective

   marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful- B.K.Malinowski

   "a humble apology"

   "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"

10. 10adjective

    used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

    Synonyms

    lowlymenial
11. 11adjective

    low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"

    "a lowly parish priest"

    Synonyms

    lowlowlymodestsmall