1.Near the ground; not high or lofty. "Thy humble nest built on the ground."
2.Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; modest; as, a humble cottage. Used to describe objects.
3.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; weak; modest. Used to describe people. "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." "She should be humble who would please." "Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our... religion we can never hope to be a happy nation."
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