browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about humblest
humblest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Humble \Hum"ble\, a. [Compar. {Humbler}; superl. {Humblest}.] [F., fr L. humilis on the ground, low fr humus the earth, ground. See {Homage}, and cf {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending unassuming; as a humble cottage. THy humble nest built on the ground. --Cowley. 2. 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. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. --Jas. iv 6. She should be humble who would please. --Prior. Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. --Washington. {Humble plant} (Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the genus {Mimosa} ({M. sensitiva}). {To eat humble pie}, to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See {Humbles}. --Halliwell. --Thackeray.
more about humblest
This work is licensed under a
