Antonyms for humblest


Grammar : Adj
Spell : huhm-buhl, uhm-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌm bəl, ˈʌm-


Definition of humblest

Origin :
  • mid-13c., from Old French humble, earlier humele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth." Senses of "not self-asserting" and "of low birth or rank" were both in Middle English Related: Humbly; humbleness.
  • Don't be so humble; you're not that great. [Golda Meir]
  • To eat humble pie (1830) is from umble pie (1640s), pie made from umbles "edible inner parts of an animal" (especially deer), considered a low-class food. The similar sense of similar-sounding words (the "h" of humble was not pronounced then) converged in the pun. Umbles, meanwhile, is Middle English numbles "offal" (with loss of n- through assimilation into preceding article).
  • adj meek, unassuming
  • adj poor, inferior
Example sentences :
  • A man likes to have the approval of even the humblest of his fellow-creatures.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • They would take off their hats, and make the humblest bows you ever saw.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The humblest may see a way of improvement in their betters, and obey the command, "Follow me."
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Occasionally, the brave and gentle character may be found under the humblest garb.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Only he had set her on high, where even the humblest woman longs to be set by some one.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Meg, at sixteen, had received so little from life that her expectations were of the humblest.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Besides, your bravest sentiment is familiar to the humblest men.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • "Your humblest servant, madame," said he, his hand upon his heart.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The humblest piece in which Tony played was a drama full of interest.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • He honored Gettysburg in thus honoring one of its humblest citizens.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple

Synonyms for humblest

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