| ADJECTIVE | all | humble, low, lowly, modest, small | low or inferior in station or quality |
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| all | humble | marked by meekness or modesty | |
| all | humble, menial, lowly | used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | |
| all | humble, base, baseborn, lowly | of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense) | |
| VERB | emotion | humble | cause to be unpretentious |
| emotion | humble, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase | cause to feel shame |
| Sounds | hhah'mbahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Low or inferior in station or quality. | |
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| Example | "a humble cottage" | |
| Synonyms | low, lowly, modest, small | |
| Broader | inferior | Of or characteristic of low rank or importance |
| Spanish | humilde, modesto, pequeño, sencillo | |
| Catalan | humil, modest, petit, senzill | |
| Nouns | humbleness | the state of being humble and unimportant |
| Adverbs | humbly | in a miserly manner |
| Meaning | marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful. | |
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| Attribute of | humility, humbleness | A disposition to be humble |
| Narrower | broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | subdued or brought low in condition or status |
| meek, mild, modest | humble in spirit or manner | |
| See also | modest | marked by simplicity |
| respectful | Full of or exhibiting respect | |
| submissive | Inclined or willing / willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination | |
| unimpressive | not capable of impressing | |
| Opposite | proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
| Spanish | humilde | |
| Catalan | humil | |
| Nouns | humility, humbleness | a disposition to be humble |
| Adverbs | humbly | in a humble manner |
| Meaning | Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). | |
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| Synonyms | menial, lowly | |
| Broader | unskilled | not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency / proficiency |
| Spanish | humilde, servil | |
| Catalan | humil, labor | |
| Meaning | Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense). | |
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| Example | "of humble (or lowly) birth" | |
| Synonyms | base, baseborn, lowly | |
| Broader | lowborn | Of humble birth or origins |
| Spanish | bajo | |
| Nouns | humbleness | the state of being humble and unimportant |
| Meaning | Cause to be unpretentious. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This experience will humble him" | |
| Narrower | efface | make inconspicuous |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | apocar, humillar | |
| Catalan | apoquir, humiliar | |
| Meaning | Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot humble Sue | |
| Synonyms | humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase | |
| Narrower | crush, smash | humiliate or depress completely |
| take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down | Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | |
| Broader | hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite | hurt the feelings of |
| Spanish | apocar, degradar, despreciar, humillar, mortificar | |
| Catalan | apocar, humiliar, menysprear, mortificar | |
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