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humble - 7 definitions

- verb
1. humble -- cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. humiliate -- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
synonyms: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. humble, humbled -- to reduce the pride of
synonyms: humbled, humbles, humblest, humbling, unhumbled, demiss
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- adjective
4. humble -- low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
synonyms: low, lowly, modest, small
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. humble -- 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
antonyms: proud -- feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. humble -- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
synonyms: menial, lowly
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. base -- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
synonyms: base, baseborn, lowly
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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proud -- feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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