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Meaning of humble

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  humble
      adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble
             cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the
             people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low},
             {lowly}, {modest}, {small}]
      2: 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 [ant: {proud}]
      3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn:
         {humble}, {menial}, {lowly}]
      4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
         "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly)
         birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {humble}, {lowly}]
      v 1: cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble
           him"
      2: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
         colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
         {humiliate}, {mortify}, {chagrin}, {humble}, {abase}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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