humble

(adjective)

Not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

Examples of humble in the following topics:

  • The Candidates

    • For example, candidates may emphasize the importance of their families and their upbringing in humble middle-class households as a way to relate to a wide segment of American voters .
    • First Lady, Michelle Obama, appealed to voters by emphasizing the humble background of her husband during her speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
  • The Speech of Presentation or Acceptance

    • While being mindful of your time, get your thanks in while being gracious and humble.
  • Symbolism

    • Symbolism was largely a reaction against naturalism and realism, anti-idealistic styles which were attempts to represent reality in its gritty particularity, and to elevate the humble and the ordinary over the ideal.
  • The Constitutional Right to Petition the Government

    • In 1776, the Declaration of Independence cited King George's perceived failure to redress the grievances listed in colonial petitions, such as the Olive Branch Petition of 1775, as a justification to declare independence: "In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
  • Minimalism

    • Minimalist architects humbly listen to figure, seeking essence and simplicity by rediscovering the valuable qualities in simple and common materials.
  • Variations in Directness

    • Are you inspired, humbled, enraged?
  • Neoclassical Sculpture

    • He wears a contemporary commoner's blouse to convey his humbleness, and his robe assumes the appearance of an ancient Roman toga from a distance.
  • Imperial Sculpture in the Early Roman Empire

    • His lack of shoes signifies his supposed humbleness despite the great power he possessed.
    • Although he wears boots, which would appear to contradict the suggestion of humbleness seen in full-length sculptures of Augustus, his plain cuirass and the absence of religious iconography suggest a competent leader who does not promote his accomplishments or divine ancestry.
  • The English Protectorate

    • Cromwell's new rights and powers were laid out in the Humble Petition and Advice, a legislative instrument which replaced the Instrument of Government.
    • In the Humble Petition it was called the Other HouseĀ as the Commons could not agree on a suitable name.
  • Tomb of Ramose

    • Ramose and Hatnofer's tomb is comparatively simple, and was initially considered by Egyptologists as evidence for the humble personal origins of Ramose in particular.
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