Analysis Complete

humble

/ humble /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
efface
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
adjective Sense 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"
Similar:
broken crushed humbled humiliated low meek mild modest
Opposites:
proud
See also:
modest
adjective satellite Sense 3
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Similar:
unskilled
adjective satellite Sense 4
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
Similar:
inferior
adjective satellite Sense 5
of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
"of humble (or lowly) birth"
Similar:
lowborn
verb Sense 6
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Type of:
hurt wound injure
Kinds of:
crush smash demolish take down degrade
Derived:
humiliation abasement chagrin mortification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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change alter modify efface broken crushed humbled humiliated low meek mild modest