humble
adjective /ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
(comparative humbler
Idioms /ˈhʌmblə(r)/
/ˈhʌmblər/
, superlative humblest /ˈhʌmblɪst/
/ˈhʌmblɪst/
)- showing you do not think that you are as important as other people synonym modest
- Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
- my humble tribute to this great man
Extra Examples- She was very humble and apologetic.
- an amazing man who makes you feel quite humble
- She felt humble and grateful but couldn't put her feelings into words.
- She's a loving, kind and humble woman.
- (ironic or humorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious
- In my humble opinion, you were in the wrong.
- My humble apologies. I did not understand.
- having a low rank or social position
- a man of humble birth/origins
- a humble occupation
- the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
Extra Examples- She was the daughter of a humble carpenter and a washerwoman.
- He was a man who had risen from humble origins through hard work and good fortune.
- He is intensely proud of his humble background.
- He had worked his way up from humble beginnings.
- a man of fairly humble origins
- (of a thing) not large or special in any way synonym modest
- a humble farmhouse
- The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.
- Most of us have never considered the humble potato as a precious gift from nature.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
Idioms
eat humble pie
(North American English also eat crow)
- to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made