English-Thai Dictionary
humble
ADJ ยากจน yak-jak
humble
ADJ สมถะ เรียบง่าย ถ่อมตัว sa-ma-ta
humblebee
N ผึ้ง ใหญ่ช นิดหนึ่ง แมลง ภู่ bumblebee
humbleness
N ความต่ำต้อย ความ ถ่อมตน kwam-tam-toi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HUMBLE
a.[L. humilis.] 1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.
Thy humble nest built on the ground.
2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage.
A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.
3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud, haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4:6.
Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.
HUMBLE
v.t.To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued. 1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.
2. To mortify.
3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense.
Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Peter 5:6.
Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chronicles 32:26.
4. To make to condescend.
He humbles himself to speak to them.
5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.
The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.
6. To deprive of chastity. Deuteronomy 21:14.
To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.
HUMBLEBEE
n.[L. bombus, a buzzing. ] A bee of a large species, that draws its food chiefly from clover flowers.
HUMBLED
pp. Made low; abased; rendered meek and submissive; penitent.
HUMBLEMOUTHED
a.Mild; meek; modest.
HUMBLENESS
n.The state of being humble or low; humility; meekness.
HUMBLEPLANT
n.A species of sensitive plant.
HUMBLER
n.He or that which humbles; he that reduces pride or mortifies.
HUMBLES, UMBLES
n.Entrails of a deer.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HUMBLE
Hum "ble, a. [Compar. Humbler; superl. Humblest.] Etym: [F., fr. L.humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage, and cf. Chameleon, Humiliate. ]
1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage. THy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.
2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Jas. iv. 6. She should be humble who would please. Prior. Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our. .. religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington. Humble plant (Bot. ), a species of sensitive plant, of the genus Mimosa (M. sensitiva ). -- To eat humble pie, to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; --a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See Humbles. Halliwell. Thackeray.
HUMBLE
HUMBLE Hum "ble, a.
Defn: Hornless. See Hummel. [Scot. ]
HUMBLE
Hum "ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbling. ]
1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate. Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues Have humbled to all strokes. Shak. The genius which humbled six marshals of France. Macaulay.
2. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. 6.
Syn. -- To abase; lower; depress; humiliate; mortify; disgrace; degrade.
HUMBLEBEE
Hum "ble *bee `, n. Etym: [OE. humbilbee, hombulbe; cf. D. hommel, G.hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw. humla; perh. akin to hum. sq. root15. Cf. Bumblebee. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bumblebee. Shak.
HUMBLEHEAD
Hum "ble *head `, n. Etym: [Humble + -head. ]
Defn: Humble condition or estate; humility. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
HUMBLENESS
HUMBLENESS Hum "ble *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.
HUMBLER
HUMBLER Hum "bler, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, humbles some one.
HUMBLES
Hum "bles, n. pl. Etym: [See Nombles. ]
Defn: Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles. ] Johnson.
HUMBLESSE
Hum "blesse, n. Etym: [OF. ]
Defn: Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
humble
hum ble |ˈhəmbəl ˈhəmbəl | ▶adjective ( humbler , humblest ) 1 having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance: 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 such an estimate of one's own importance: my humble apologies. 2 of low social, administrative, or political rank: she came from a humble, unprivileged background. • (of a thing ) of modest pretensions or dimensions: he built the business empire from humble beginnings. ▶verb [ with obj. ] lower (someone ) in dignity or importance: 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 ): he was humbled by his political opponents. PHRASES eat humble pie make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [ humble pie is from a pun based on umbles ‘offal, ’ considered inferior food. ] my humble abode used to refer to one's home with an ironic or humorous show of modesty or humility. your humble servant archaic or humorous used at the end of a letter or as a form of ironic courtesy: your most humble servant, George Porter. DERIVATIVES hum ble ness noun, hum bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly, ’ from humus ‘ground. ’
humble-bee
hum ble-bee ▶noun another term for bumblebee. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from Middle Low German hummelbē, from hummel ‘to buzz ’ + bē ‘bee. ’
Oxford Dictionary
humble
hum ¦ble |ˈhʌmb (ə )l | ▶adjective ( humbler, humblest ) 1 having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance: I felt very humble when meeting her. • (of an action or thought ) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's importance: my humble apologies. 2 of low social, administrative, or political rank: she came from a humble, unprivileged background. 3 (of a thing ) of modest pretensions or dimensions: he built the business empire from humble beginnings. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel less important or proud: he was humbled by his many ordeals. • decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior ). PHRASES eat humble pie make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [ humble pie is from a pun based on umbles ‘offal ’, considered inferior food. ] one's humble abode used to refer to one's home with an ironic or humorous show of modesty. your humble servant archaic or humorous used at the end of a letter or as a form of ironic courtesy: your most humble servant, George Porter. DERIVATIVES humbleness noun, humbly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly ’, from humus ‘ground ’.
humble-bee
humble-bee |ˈhʌmb (ə )lbiː | ▶noun another term for bumblebee. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from Middle Low German hummelbē, from hummel ‘to buzz ’ + bē ‘bee ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
humble
humble adjective 1 her bearing was humble: meek, deferential, respectful, submissive, diffident, self-effacing, unassertive; unpresuming, modest, unassuming, self-deprecating; subdued, chastened. ANTONYMS proud, overbearing. 2 a humble background: lowly, working-class, lower-class, poor, undistinguished, mean, modest, ignoble, low-born, plebeian, underprivileged; common, ordinary, simple, inferior, unremarkable, insignificant, inconsequential. ANTONYMS noble. 3 my humble abode: modest, plain, simple, ordinary, unostentatious, unpretentious. ANTONYMS grand. ▶verb he had to humble himself to ask for my help: humiliate, abase, demean, lower, degrade, debase; mortify, shame, abash; informal cut down to size, deflate, make eat humble pie, take down a peg or two, settle someone's hash, make eat crow. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
humble
humble adjective 1 her bearing was very humble and apologetic: meek, deferential, respectful, submissive, self-effacing, unassertive, unpresuming; modest, unassuming, self-deprecating, free from vanity, hiding one's light under a bushel; obsequious, sycophantic, servile; Scottish mim; archaic resistless. ANTONYMS proud, overbearing. 2 she came from a humble, unprivileged background: low-ranking, low, lowly, lower-class, plebeian, proletarian, working-class, undistinguished, poor, mean, ignoble, of low birth, low-born, of low rank; common, commonplace, ordinary, simple, inferior, unimportant, unremarkable, insignificant, inconsequential; informal plebby; archaic baseborn. ANTONYMS noble. 3 welcome to my humble abode: unpretentious, modest, unostentatious, plain, simple, ordinary. ANTONYMS grand. ▶verb 1 I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help: humiliate, abase, demean, belittle, lower, degrade, debase, bring down, bring low; mortify, shame, put to shame, abash, subdue, chasten, make someone eat humble pie, take down a peg or two; informal put down, cut down to size, settle someone's hash; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow. 2 Wales were humbled at Cardiff Arms Park by Romania: defeat, beat, beat hollow, crush, trounce, conquer, vanquish, rout, smash, overwhelm, get the better of, give a drubbing to, bring someone to their knees; informal lick, clobber, hammer, slaughter, murder, massacre, crucify, wipe the floor with, walk all over; N. Amer. informal shellac, blow out, cream, skunk. ANTONYMS be victorious over. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
French Dictionary
humble
humble adj. adjectif 1 Modeste, timide. : Un air humble. SYNONYME effacé . ANTONYME orgueilleux . 2 Simple, petit. : Une humble chaumière. SYNONYME modeste .
humblement
humblement adv. adverbe Avec humilité. SYNONYME modestement .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
humble
hum ble /hʌ́mb (ə )l /〖語源は 「低い (low ), 地面に 」〗(名 )humility 形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 〈人 考えなどが 〉謙遜 （けんそん ）した , 偉ぶらない , つつましい ▸ in my humble opinion ｟話 丁寧に ｠私見を申し上げますと (!Eメール チャットなどではIMHOと略される ) ▸ my humble apologies ｟英話 ｠お詫 （わ ） び (!それほど深刻ではない様子を暗示 ) ▸ your humble servant ｟英 かたく 古 ｠敬具 (!手紙の結び ) .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗低い , 卑しい 〈身分 地位 〉▸ a man of humble origins 生まれの卑しい人 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗ごく普通の , 質素な 〈場所 物事など 〉▸ Welcome to my humble abode .｟おどけて ｠ごく普通の我が家へようこそ .動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖通例be ～d /～ oneself 〗謙虚になる , 謙遜する .2 〖通例be ～d 〗〈強者が 〉簡単に負けてしまう .3 〈人 〉の品位 [地位 ]を落とす .～ness 名詞 U 謙遜, 謙虚, 卑下 .
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