name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of humble form-of, plural
2. 2
   Entrails of a deer. archaic, plural, plural-only

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of humble form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Middle English.
2. 2
   plural of Humble form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

abaseabasehumiliatehumiliateinferiorlowly

Example

More examples

"The sea’s vastness humbles all who gaze upon it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See humble

Etymology 2

From numbles.

Etymology 3

Probably a metonymic occupation surname for a venison butcher or sausage maker, from Middle English numbles (“entrails of a deer”).

Related phrases

humble pie

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