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adjective (humbler, humblest)

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

〈人･考えなどが〉謙遜した, 偉ぶらない, つつましい

e.g. he was humble about his stature as one of rock history's most influential guitarists.

(of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's own importance:

e.g. my humble apologies.

2. of low social, administrative, or political rank:

〖通例名詞の前で〗低い, 卑しい〈身分･地位など〉

e.g. she came from a humble, unprivileged background.

3. (of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions:

〖名詞の前で〗ごく普通の, 質素な〈場所･物事など〉

e.g. he built the business empire from humble beginnings.

verb with object

lower (someone) in dignity or importance:

｟かたく｠ ; 〖通例be ～d/～ oneself〗 謙虚になる, 謙遜する

e.g. I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help.

decisively defeat (another team or competitor, typically one that was previously thought to be superior):

〖通例be ～d〗 〈強者が〉簡単に負けてしまう

e.g. he was humbled by his political opponents.

make a humble apology and accept humiliation:

e.g. he will have to eat humble pie at training after being sent off for punching.

archaic or humorous used at the end of a letter or as a form of ironic courtesy:

e.g. your most humble servant, George Porter.

used to refer to one's home with an ironic or humorous show of modesty or humility.

humbleness |ˈhəmb(ə)lnəs| noun

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