Reverse Dictionary: HUMBLE

HUMBLE, HUMBLED, HUMBLING, HUMBLY

ADJECTIVES
..825 — HEAN → HENE mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial → obs.
1000 — DAFT mild, gentle, meek, humble → obs.
1000 — EDMEDE humble → obs.
1000 — EDMOD gentle, humble, meek → obs.
1175 — EDMODED meek, humble → obs.
1225 — EDMODI gentle, humble, meek → obs.
1225 — LOW humble in character or disposition → rare
1300 — BUXOM submissive, humble, meek → obs.
1377 — BENIGN gentle, meek, humble → obs.
1470 — HUMILE humble, lowly → chiefly Sc. obs.
1485 — LOWLY humble in rank, condition or quality → arch.
1549 — LOW-MINDED orig., having a modest or humble character; not proud or haughty → obs.
1568 — SILLY of humble rank or state; lowly → obs.
1589 — CRESTFALLEN humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
1590 — AFFLICTED dejected, downcast; humble; humiliated → obs.
1593 — PLUME-PLUCKED stripped of plumes or honours; humbled, brought down; reduced in rank
1618 — CREST-SUNK crestfallen; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected → obs.
1623 — ABATED humbled; humiliated
1623 — LOWLY BORN of humble birth
1630 — DEMISSIVE downcast, humble, submissive → obs.
1707 — ABESSED humbled, abased, cast down, debased, dejected → obs.
1711 — IN A SMALL WAY in a humble condition → US
1857 — LAWLIE lowly, humble → Sc.
1865 — UNBUMPTIOUS modest, humble
1905 — UNBAULD humble, self-abased → Sc. obs. (Bk.)


ADVERBS
1175 EDMODLICHE humbly, meekly → obs.
1240 BUXOMLY obediently, humbly, meekly; courteously, willingly → obs.
1386 BENIGNLY meekly, gently, humbly → obs.
1415 LOWLILY humbly, modestly → arch.
1583 BASELY in humble rank of life; illegitimately → obs.
1822 CAP AND KNEE humbly, gratefully → Sc.
1999 CAP IN  HAND in a humble or servile manner (Bk.)


NOUNS
1712 LOW LIFE poor or humble society
1960 SHIT SANDWICH a humbling experience → sl.
1979 FACE an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone → Amer. students’ sl.


NOUNS, PERSON
1225 HEANLING a base, abject, or humble person → obs.
1400 SIMPLE a person in a humble or ordinary condition of life
1534 THE LOWLY meek or humble people as a class → arch.
1569 BASE-BORN one of humble or illegitimate birth
1590 POOR SNAKE a poor, needy, or humble person; a drudge
1600 VAILER one who abases or brings down; a humbler → obs.
1992 BACK-SEAT PERSON a humble, unobtrusive person; a follower, not a leader → Amer. South (Bk.)


VERBS
1175 — LOW to reduce or bring down with respect to power, status, rank, etc.; to humble; to abase → obs.
1225 — EDMODIEN to humble → obs.
1225 — LAY FULL LOW to cause to be humble; to abase → obs.
1300 — LAY to cast down, to abase, to humble → obs.
1375 — LESS to lower in position or station; to humble, to degrade → obs.
1377 — BELOW to make low or lowly; to humble; to demean → obs. rare exc. Sc.
1380 — BATE to lower, to let down; to cast down, to humble, to depress, to deject
1425 — PULL DOWN to humble, to humiliate
1425 — SIMPLE to render one simple; to humble in respect of knowledge → obs.
1491 — HUMILE to humble, to humiliate, to abase → obs.
1538 — BASE to lower in rank, condition, or character; to debase, to humble, to depose, to degrade → obs.
1561 — AFFLICT to humble one’s soul; to chastise → obs.
1582 ​— VAIL to abase, to humble, or lower one’s courage, the heart, etc. → obs.
1592 — TAKE DOWN A BUTTONHOLE OR TWO to lower a person in status or esteem; to humble or humiliate a person, esp. one regarded as having an inflated opinion of himself or herself → colloq.
1611 — CREST-FALL to make humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, or dejected → obs. rare
1654 — LESSEN to lower the dignity, position, or character of; to humble; to degrade, to demean → obs.
1738 — SING SMALL to adopt a humble tone or manner; to use less assertive language
1741 — CUT ONE’S COMB to humble someone; to lower someone’s pride → Amer. dial.
1747 — LET DOWN to abase, to humble, to humiliate
1865 — GROVEL IN THE DUST to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation
1867 — GROVEL IN THE DIRT to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation
1896 — CALL DOWN to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold severely; to humble one → Amer. dial.
1910 — TAKE DOWN A HACK to humble, to humiliate → Sc.
1913 — TAKE A FALL OUT OF to humble by defeating → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1930 — EAT CRAP to suffer and accept humiliation; to humble oneself, usually in order to attain a desired goal → sl., orig. US
1930 — EAT SHIT to humble oneself, usually to attain a desired goal → sl.
1940 — TAKE LOW BRIDGE to humble oneself, or accept a lower position → Amer. dial.
1942 — TAKE LOW to humble oneself, or accept a lower position → Amer. dial.
1950 — FACE to humble, to embarrass, to humiliate → Amer. sl.
1960 — PUT DOWN to snub, humiliate or belittle → sl.