(superl.) Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
(superl.) Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.
(a.) Hornless. See Hummel.
(v. t.) To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.
(v. t.) To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.
Example Sentences:
(1) You get like three days where you have to show up?” But the younger rival managed to turn difficult questions into an opportunity to boast of his humble background and promise of change.
(2) Chelsea, racism and the Premier League’s role | Letters Read more Mighty Manchester United had just been humbled by lowly Leicester City, battered 5-3.
(3) The classic Jedi response to subservience can be seen in the contrast between Luke’s first meeting with C-3PO – “I see, Sir”; “You can call me Luke”; “I see, Sir Luke,”; “No, just Luke” – and Qui-Gon Jinn meeting Jar Jar Binks: “Mesa your humble servant”; “That won’t be necessary”.
(4) In line with his modest and humble public image, Francis exhibits a strong taste for Italian neorealist cinema, which eschewed Hollywood razzle-dazzle and told morally powerful stories set among the working class.
(5) As it has elevated "hygge" (cosiness) into a way of life, Copenhagen has elevated the humble bicycle into a cultural icon, a pillar of its image.
(6) Recalling the triumphant welcome into Jerusalem, Francis said Jesus "awakened so many hopes in the heart, above all among humble, simple, poor, forgotten people, those who don't matter in the eyes of the world".
(7) Celebrity and success came to him in the George Clooney tradition: when he was older and wiser and better at handling it, when a decade of scraping by in Hollywood, in every sense, had made him humble and more human.
(8) Beginning as a humble meat processor in 1955, Farmfoods opened its first experimental shop in Aberdeen in the early 1970s.
(9) And you have humbled me with your commitment to our country.
(10) Three precious points appeared to be theirs and they stood not only to crown a fightback that had hardly been trailed, but to soothe the pain of the 6-0 humbling at Chelsea from last Saturday.
(11) ?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Boris Johnson ‘humbled’ to be appointed foreign secretary – video There was also bewilderment at Johnson’s appointment in Beijing’s diplomatic circles.
(12) Qatar’s royal family may have snapped up Canary Wharf for £2.6bn this week, adding to its London portfolio of Harrods and the Shard skyscraper, but the Gulf billionaires’ property spree has finally run into a dead end – a humble town hall bureaucrat.
(13) We honour Otis and his complete and humbling fascination with all things outdoors, big and small, near and far.
(14) Koroma said he was “humbled by the dedication” of 35,000 Ebola response workers “whose heroism is without parallel in the history of our country”.
(15) From humble roots in Philadelphia, he has more than once gained, lost and regained sway in LA showbusiness.
(16) Thus humbled, consider Goethe's admonition as a call to further scrutiny and investigation, "Theory and experience are opposed to each other in constant conflict.
(17) Tony Selznick , taught Bowie to roller-skate for the Day-In Day-Out video David came across as very humble and in between careers, almost.
(18) But Malala, who has interviewed her and followed her on the campaign trail, found Madikizela-Mandela less than humble.
(19) Siti’s mother, Benah, said the Indonesian attacker came from a humble village background.
(20) In return for the biggest bailout in global financial history – rescue funds from the EU and IMF amounting to €240bn (£188bn) – it was hoped that old mentalities would change and a nation humbled by near-bankruptcy would finally dump its culture of deceit.
Humility
Definition:
(n.) The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.
(n.) An act of submission or courtesy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Humility means that you question your performance every time, that you are ready to put a shift in.
(2) Lt General Stephen Speakes applauded Greene for a “sense of self, a sense of humility” and an exemplary work ethic, according to an account of the promotion ceremony published by the Times Union of Albany, New York, which called Greene an Albany native.
(3) In an interview in the Daily Telegraph today, the chancellor, Alistair Darling, said ministers ought to show "humility" for the mistakes that were made in relation to City regulation in the decade leading up to the recession.
(4) It is hard to explain the significance of the man to those who may not have been born at the time or informed of the freedom struggle, or born witness to his dignity, pride, humility and moral authority, but I and so many others revered him as a father and cherished his existence as a living secular saint.
(5) If the bank is wise, it will listen and show both humility and clear evidence of what it plans to change – and those changes, like its fines, should be big.
(6) But although it has been fashionable to describe the radical child psychiatrist as liberal, flexible, non-committed and open, true radicalism in chid psychiatry would be signalled by a return to structure, by careful and circumscribed clinical activity and by a proper measure of humility.
(7) He is convinced that the legends’ sporting training has imbued them with values such as humility, discipline and the tenacity to succeed.
(8) Work, courage, politeness, humility, honesty and self-transcendence were for him the fundamental pillars of his personality,” Michael said.
(9) The Trump team should project an aura of humility,” the newspaper advised in an editorial .
(10) To be a writer is largely a journey into humility, to be defeated by ever greater things, so this isn’t something you come to expect.
(11) He's got a fantastic humility about him, for all that he's achieved."
(12) I realised by working with them that a squad is guided with humility, intelligence and infinite patience.” Del Piero officially hung up his boots after a brief stint in the inaugural Indian Super League with Delhi Dynamos, calling it a day at the end of the 2014 season.
(13) Keeping his dignity despite a very public and protracted public humilation.
(14) He was offended by their lack of humility and once wrote.
(15) We must accept that and approach that with great humility.
(16) His humility, his advice and his generosity both on and off the stage come out in his music and that’s why he was so beloved.
(17) There is a humility in seeing, as Rick did in Casablanca, that the problems of a few “little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world”.
(18) Rudisha’s respect for his talent is a feature of the humility he sees as his defining characteristic.
(19) He doesn't do humility and nor do his organisations.
(20) Yes, of course it is, but a bit of humility amongst politicians never goes amiss.