adjective humbler -·bler, humblest -·blest

1. having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not proud; not self-assertive; modest
2. low in condition, rank, or position; lowly; unpretentious a humble home

Etymology: ME < OFr < L humilis, low, small, slight, akin to humus, soil, earth: see humus

transitive verb humbled -·bled, humbling -·bling

1. to lower in condition, rank, or position; abase
2. to lower in pride; make modest or humble in mind