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Humble


Humble: To be or not to be this is the Question

God thinks he is humble being humble being God the ruler of the Universe humbly accepting the ruler of the Universe title

Prince William thinks he is being humble accepting being the future king of England

Some people humbly accepts that humbleness is not the way ~ that you should be selfish

R2D2 is the selfish gene in DNA and it humbly accepts being the selfish gene

The use of humble over time

Use over time for: humble

The meaning of humble

Humble

ˈhʌmb(ə)l/

adjective

1. 1.

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

"I felt very humble when meeting her"

synonyms:

meek, deferential, respectful, submissive, self-effacing, unassertive, unpresuming;More

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2. 2.

of low social, administrative, or political rank.

"she came from a humble, unprivileged background"

synonyms:

low-ranking, low, lowly, lower-class, plebeian, proletarian, working-class,undistinguished, poor, mean, ignoble, of low birth, low-born, of low rank; More

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verb

1. 1.

cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.

"he was humbled by his many ordeals"

synonyms:

humiliate, abase, demean, belittle, lower, degrade, debase, bring down, bring low;More

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’

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