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humble - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
humble
Definition
(verb) cause to be unpretentious
Example Sentence
This experience will humble him
Definition
(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Synonyms
:
abase
,
chagrin
,
humiliate
,
mortify
Example Sentence
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Definition
(adj) low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms
:
low
,
lowly
,
modest
,
small
Example Sentence
a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
Definition
(adj) marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
Example Sentence
a humble apology
essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions
Definition
(adj) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonyms
:
lowly
,
menial
Definition
(adj) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms
:
base
,
baseborn
,
lowly
Example Sentence
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for humble
Humble
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text: in which a humble boy from new delhi
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