See humble on Wiktionary
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"_dis": "24 26 11 5 10 18 2 4",
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"name": "Personality",
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"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 4:6:",
"text": "But he giueth more grace, wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proude, but giueth grace vnto the humble.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “Cloe Jealous”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC, stanza V, page 109:",
"text": "She ſhould be humble, who would pleaſe;\n And ſhe muſt ſuffer, who can love.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in The Guardian, London:",
"text": "Rosol's 65 winners to Nadal's 41 was one of the crucial statistics in the 3hr 18min match that ended in a 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 triumph labelled a \"miracle\" by Rosol, who was humble enough to offer commiserations to Nadal.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"low",
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[
"opinion",
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],
[
"proud",
"proud"
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[
"arrogant",
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[
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"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mutawāḍiʕ",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "مُتَوَاضِع"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hamest",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "համեստ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "parkešt",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "պարկեշտ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "apal"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "scíply",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "сці́плы"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skrómny",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "скро́мны"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smirén",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "смире́н"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skrómen",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "скро́мен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "nutlvquodvna",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ᏄᏢᏉᏛᎾ"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiānbēi",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "謙卑 /谦卑"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiānxùn",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "謙遜 /谦逊"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiānxū",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "謙虛 /谦虚"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pokorný"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ydmyg"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "bescheiden"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "deemoedig"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humila"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "alandlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "tagasihoidlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "vaatimaton"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "nöyrä"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humble"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humilde"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tavmdabali",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "თავმდაბალი"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "demütig"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "bescheiden"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "hauns",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "tapeinós",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ταπεινός"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tsanúa",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "צנוע"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "anáv",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ענו"
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"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ʋɪ.niːt̪",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "विनीत"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "alázatos"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "szerény"
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"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humila"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "rendah hati"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "nöyrä"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "umhal"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "umile"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "modesto"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kenkyo na",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "謙虚な"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kenson na",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "謙遜した"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikutsu na",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "卑屈な"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tvəə aoy so’pʰiep",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ធ្វើអោយសុភាព"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeomsonhan",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "겸손한"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongmyeolhan",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "경멸한"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vienkāršs"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vienkārša"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "necils"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "necila"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kuklus"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kukli"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "damiddeg"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "smiren",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "смирен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "skromen",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "скромен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "māhaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "-nyekevu"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ydmyk"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "umil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "namra",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ନମ୍ର"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ēaþmōd"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "pms",
"lang": "Piedmontese",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "umil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "skromny"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "uniżony"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humilde"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "umil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skrómnyj",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "скро́мный"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smirénnyj",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ро́бкий"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokórnyj",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "поко́рный"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krótkij",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "кро́ткий"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"tags": [
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "pokorný"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "skromen"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "dsb",
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "pokorny"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "modesto"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "humilde"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "anspråkslös"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ödmjuk"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "blygsam"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "gösterişsiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "mütevazı"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "naçiz"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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"_dis1": "8 92",
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"roman": "skrómnyj",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "khiêm tốn"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "khúm núm"
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
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{
"_dis1": "8 92",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
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"roman": "nutlvquodvna",
"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ᏄᏢᏉᏛᎾ"
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "თავმდაბალი"
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
"word": "ធ្វើអោយសុភាព"
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"sense": "thinking lowly of oneself",
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