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humilis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
  • low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  • lowly adj Low in rank, importance, or status; humble.
  • servile adj Excessively willing to obey or please others; behaving like a slave.
  • short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.

Senses

humilis is used for these senses in English:

  • humble Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
  • low (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
  • lowly Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  • servile Slavish or submissive.
  • short (of a person) Of comparatively small height.

humble — full definition

  1. adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
  2. adjective Plain, modest, or low in rank or status.
  3. verb To make someone less proud, or to lower their status or confidence.

low — full definition

  1. adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  2. adj Small in amount, degree, or intensity.
  3. adj Feeling sad or depressed.
  4. adj Deep or quiet in sound or pitch.
  5. noun The lowest point or level something reaches.

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