Definition of 'humble'

Verb

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"
      Synonyms: humiliate mortify chagrin abase

Adjective

1. 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
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
      Antonyms: proud
3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
      Synonyms: menial lowly
4. 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

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