Definitions of humble:
- verb: cause to be unpretentious
Example: "This experience will humble him"
- verb: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- adjective: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
Example: "A humble apology"
- adjective: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- adjective: low or inferior in station or quality
Example: "A humble cottage"
- adjective: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Example: "Of humble (or lowly) birth"
- name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5779)
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