humble

Meanings

• cause to be unpretentious
  • "This experience will humble him"
• cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
• low or inferior in station or quality
  • "a humble cottage"
• marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; ; - B.K.Malinowski
  • "a humble apology"
  • "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"
• used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
• of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
  • "of humble (or lowly) birth"

Synonyms

abase, base, baseborn, chagrin, humiliate, low, lowly, menial, modest, mortify, small