Humble vs Giving - What's the difference?
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As adjectives the difference between humble and giving is that humble is near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage or humble can be hornless while giving is having the tendency to give; generous. As verbs the difference between humble and giving is that humble is to bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate while giving is . As a noun giving is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
humble Etymology 1
From (etyl) . See homage, and compare chameleon, humiliate.
Adjective
( er)
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
- Thy humble nest built on the ground. -Cowley.
Thinking lowly of oneself; claiming little for oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
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- God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble . Jas. iv. 6.
- She should be humble who would please. -Prior.
- Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. -Washington.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* humble plant
* eat humble pie
Related terms
* humbleness
* humiliate
* humiliation
* humility
Verb
( en-verb)
To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.
- Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues have humbled to all strokes. -Shak.
- The genius which humbled six marshals of France. -Macaulay.
To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used reflexively.
- Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. Ch 5: v. 6.
Derived terms
* humbler (agent noun)
Synonyms
* abase, lower, depress, humiliate, mortify, disgrace, degrade
Etymology 2
Compare hummel.
Adjective
( -)
hornless
- humble cattle
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giving Verb
( head)
- ''These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective
( en adjective)
having the tendency to give; generous
- To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent
Noun
( en noun)
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
A gift; a benefaction.
- (Alexander Pope)
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
* Addison
- Upon the first giving of the weather.
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