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hum·ble 
[huhm-buhl, uhm-] Pronunciation Key adjective, -bler, -blest, verb, -bled, -bling.
—Related forms
[huhm-buhl, uhm-] Pronunciation Key adjective, -bler, -blest, verb, -bled, -bling. –adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful. |
| 2. | having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble. |
| 3. | low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly: of humble origin; a humble home. |
| 4. | courteously respectful: In my humble opinion you are wrong. |
| 5. | low in height, level, etc.; small in size: a humble member of the galaxy. |
| 6. | to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase. |
| 7. | to destroy the independence, power, or will of. |
| 8. | to make meek: to humble one's heart. |
[Origin: 1200–50; ME (h)umble < OF < L humilis lowly, insignificant, on the ground. See humus, -ile]
] —Related forms
hum·ble·ness, noun
humbler, noun
hum·bling·ly, adverb
humbly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. unpretending, unpretentious. 2. submissive, meek. 3. unassuming, plain, common, poor. 4. polite. 6. mortify, shame, abash. 7. subdue, crush, break. Humble, degrade, humiliate suggest lowering or causing to seem lower. To humble is to bring down the pride of another or to reduce him or her to a state of abasement: to humble an arrogant enemy. To degrade is to demote in rank or standing, or to reduce to a low level in dignity: to degrade an officer; to degrade oneself by lying. To humiliate is to make others feel or appear inadequate or unworthy, esp. in some public setting: to humiliate a sensitive person.
—Antonyms 1, 2. proud. 3. noble, exalted. 4. rude, insolent. 6. elevate. 8. exalt.
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| hum·ble
(hŭm'bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. hum·bler, hum·blest
tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
[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. |
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Humbler
Hum"bler\, n. One who, or that which, humbles some one.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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