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humble (noun)

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  • humble pie — noun Etymology: humbles 1. a. : a meat pie formerly made of the inferior parts of a deer and served to the huntsman and other servants b. : a meat pie made of the humbles of a hog 2. [influenced in meaning by humble ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • humble pie — noun Date: 1830 a figurative serving of humiliation usually in the form of a forced submission, apology, or retraction often used in the phrase eat humble pie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • humble pie — noun a) a pie made from the offal of deer or hog b) humility, being humble …   Wiktionary

  • humble plant — noun prostrate or semi erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled • Syn: ↑sensitive plant, ↑touch me… …   Useful english dictionary

  • humble-bee — noun Etymology: Middle English humbylbee, from humbyl (akin to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee) + bee more at hum Date: 15th century bumblebee …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • humble plant — noun A species of sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica. Syn: touch me not …   Wiktionary

  • humble-bee — noun another term for bumblebee. Origin ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. hummelbē, from hummel to buzz + bē bee …   English new terms dictionary

  • humble — I UK [ˈhʌmb(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms humble : adjective humble comparative humbler superlative humblest 1) a) from a low social class humble beginnings/origins/background: He had risen from humble origins to amass immense wealth. b) with a… …   English dictionary

  • humble — hum|ble1 [ˈhʌmbəl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin humilis low, humble , from humus earth ] 1.) not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people s ≠ ↑proud →↑humility ▪ a modest and humble man 2.) having …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • humble — hum|ble1 [ hʌmbl ] adjective 1. ) not proud and not thinking you are better than other people: He was a genuinely humble man. a ) used about people s behavior: a humble apology 2. ) from a low social class: humble beginnings/origins/background:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • humble — I. adjective (humbler; humblest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin humilis low, humble, from humus earth; akin to Greek chthōn earth, chamai on the ground Date: 13th century 1. not proud or haughty ; not arrogant or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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