1. Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
   "a humble apology"; "essentially humble … and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honours and distinctions"
    
2. Low or inferior in station or quality
   "a humble cottage";
   - low, lowly, modest, small
    
3. Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
   "He was assigned humble tasks like cleaning and organizing";
   - menial, lowly
    
4. Of low birth or station
   "of humble (or lowly) birth";
   - base [archaic], baseborn [archaic], lowly

1. Cause to be unpretentious
   "This experience will humble him"
    
2. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
   "He humbled his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
   - humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase

Derived forms: humbled, humbler, humbling, humblest, humbles

See also: broken, crushed, humbled, humbleness, humiliated, humility, inferior, low, lowborn, meek, mild, modest, unskilled

Type of: alter, bruise, change, hurt, injure, modify, offend, spite, wound

Antonym: proud

Encyclopedia: Humble, TX