| verb | cause to be unpretentious “This experience will humble him” |
| verb | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss” |
| adjective | low or inferior in station or quality “a humble cottage” |
| adjective | marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; ; - B.K.Malinowski “a humble apology” |
| adjective | used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) |
| adjective | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) “baseborn wretches with dirty faces” |
| humiliation | noun | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| mortification | noun | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| chagrin | noun | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| abasement | noun | depriving one of self-esteem |
| humbleness | noun | the state of being humble and unimportant |
| lowness | noun | a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation |
| humility | noun | a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride |