Humble

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 demütig, bescheiden , 🇪🇸 humilde , 🇮🇹 umile , 🇵🇹 humilde , 🇨🇳 谦逊的，卑微的 , 🇯🇵 謙虚な , 🇰🇷 겸손한 , 🇸🇦 خاضع , 🇮🇳 नम्र

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Etymology

The French noun **humble** derives from the Latin *humilitas* “humility, lowliness”, itself from *humilis* “low, small, earthy”. Through Old French *humbl* and *humbl* (late 12th c.) the term evolved to denote a person who is humble, or the quality of humility itself. The form survived the shift from *-us* to *-e* in French nouns, giving the modern noun *humble* in contemporary usage.

Synonyms

humilité modestie simplicité déférence sobriété respect modesteté

Antonyms

l'arrogance l'orgueil la vanité la prétention