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humbler


 
  Overview  of  adj  humble 
 
  The  adj  humble  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  humble,  low  lowly,  modest,  small  --  (low  or  inferior  in  station  or  quality;  "a  humble  cottage";  "a  lowly  parish  priest";  "a  modest  man  of  the  people";  "small  beginnings") 
  2.  (1)  humble  --  (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) 
  3.  humble,  menial,  lowly  --  (used  of  unskilled  work  (especially  domestic  work)) 
  4.  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly  --  (of  low  birth  or  station  (`base'  is  archaic  in  this  sense);  "baseborn  wretches  with  dirty  faces";  "of  humble  (or  lowly)  birth") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  humble 
 
  4  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble,  low  lowly,  modest,  small 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inferior)  ->  superior 
 
  Sense  2 
  humble  (vs.  proud) 
 
  proud  (vs.  humble) 
  =>  arrogant,  chesty,  self-important 
  =>  beaming 
  =>  big  swelled,  vainglorious 
  =>  bigheaded,  persnickety,  snooty,  snot-nosed,  snotty,  stuck-up,  too  big  for  one's  breeches,  uppish 
  =>  boastful,  braggart(postnominal),  bragging(postnominal),  braggy,  big  cock-a-hoop,  crowing,  self-aggrandizing,  self-aggrandising 
  =>  dignified,  self-respecting,  self-respectful 
  =>  disdainful,  haughty,  lordly,  prideful,  sniffy,  supercilious,  swaggering 
  =>  glorious,  illustrious,  redoubtable,  respected 
  =>  gratifying 
  =>  house-proud 
  =>  overproud 
  =>  pleased,  proud  of(prenominal) 
  =>  purse-proud 
  =>  shabby-genteel 
  =>  conceited,  egotistic,  egotistical,  self-conceited,  swollen,  swollen-headed,  vain 
 
  Sense  3 
  humble,  menial,  lowly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unskilled)  ->  skilled 
 
  Sense  4 
  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lowborn)  ->  noble 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  humble 
 
  4  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  1 
  humble,  low  lowly,  modest,  small 
  =>  inferior  (vs.  superior) 
 
  Sense  2 
  humble  (vs.  proud) 
  =>  broken,  crushed,  humbled,  humiliated,  low 
  =>  meek,  mild,  modest 
  Also  See->  modest#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  humble,  menial,  lowly 
  =>  unskilled  (vs.  skilled) 
 
  Sense  4 
  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly 
  =>  lowborn  (vs.  noble) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  humble 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  humble 
 
  Sense  2 
  humble  (vs.  proud) 
  =>  humility,  humbleness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  humble 
 
  humble  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  humble 
  humble 
  humbled 
 
  Overview  of  adj  humble 
 
  The  adj  humble  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  humble,  low  lowly,  modest,  small  --  (low  or  inferior  in  station  or  quality;  "a  humble  cottage";  "a  lowly  parish  priest";  "a  modest  man  of  the  people";  "small  beginnings") 
  2.  (1)  humble  --  (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) 
  3.  humble,  menial,  lowly  --  (used  of  unskilled  work  (especially  domestic  work)) 
  4.  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly  --  (of  low  birth  or  station  (`base'  is  archaic  in  this  sense);  "baseborn  wretches  with  dirty  faces";  "of  humble  (or  lowly)  birth") 



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