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English adjective: humble | |||
| 1. | humble low or inferior in station or quality | ||
| Samples | A humble cottage. A lowly parish priest. A modest man of the people. Small beginnings. | ||
| Synonyms | low, lowly, modest, small | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 2. | humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful | ||
| Samples | A humble apology. Essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions. | ||
| Similar | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low, meek, mild, modest | ||
| See also | modest | ||
| Attribute | humbleness, humility | ||
| Antonyms | proud | ||
| 3. | humble used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | ||
| Synonyms | lowly, menial | ||
| Similar | unskilled | ||
| Antonyms | skilled | ||
| 4. | humble of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | ||
| Samples | Baseborn wretches with dirty faces. Of humble (or lowly) birth. | ||
| Synonyms | base, baseborn, lowly | ||
| Similar | lowborn | ||
| Antonyms | noble | ||
English verb: humble | |||
| 1. | humble (emotion) cause to be unpretentious | ||
| Samples | This experience will humble him. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | efface | ||
| 2. | humble (emotion) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||
| Samples | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot humble Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crush, degrade, demean, demolish, disgrace, put down, smash, take down | ||
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