HUMBLE


Meaning of HUMBLE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 lacking all signs of pride, aggressiveness, or self-assertiveness FF1C; accepted her success with humble appreciation FF1E;

Synonyms: lowly, meek, modest, unassuming

Related Words: simple, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpretentious; acquiescent, compliant, resigned; quiet, subdued, submissive

Contrasted Words: ostentatious, pretentious, showy; vain, vainglorious; arrogant, disdainful, haughty, lordly, overbearing, proud, toplofty

Antonyms: conceited

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Synonyms: IGNOBLE 1, base, baseborn, low, lowborn, lowly, mean, plebeian, unennobled, unwashed

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.