Humble
[adj] of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
[adj] 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
[adj] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
[adj] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
[v] cause to fee shame; hurt the pride of
[v] cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
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Synonyms
abase, base, baseborn, broken, chagrin, crushed, humbled, humiliate, humiliated, inferior, low, lowborn, lowly, meek, menial, mild, modest, mortify, small, unskilled
Related Terms
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