Loyal vs. Humble
Loyal and Humble Definitions
Loyal
Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.
Humble
Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
Loyal
Faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty.
Humble
Showing deferential or submissive respect
A humble apology.
Loyal
Of, relating to, or marked by loyalty
Thanked the voters for their loyal support.
Humble
Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly
A humble cottage.
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Loyal
Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.
George is a loyal and loving husband.
Humble
To cause to feel humble
"He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon).
Loyal
Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
Humble
To cause to have a lower condition or status; abase.
Loyal
Faithful to a person or cause.
We must remain loyal to the mission.
Humble
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.
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Loyal
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? - To help King Edward in his time of storm,As every loyal subject ought to do.
Humble
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Loyal
True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.
Your true and loyal wife.
Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves.
Humble
(ambitransitive) To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
Loyal
Steadfast in allegiance or duty;
Loyal subjects
Loyal friends stood by him
Humble
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
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Loyal
Inspired by love for your country
Humble
To hum.
Humbling and bumbling
Loyal
Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
A firm ally
Loyal supporters
The true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe
Fast friends
Humble
(transitive) hummel.
Humble
An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
Humble
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
THy humble nest built on the ground.
Humble
Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
She should be humble who would please.
Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation.
Humble
Hornless. See Hummel.
Humble
To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.
Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plaguesHave humbled to all strokes.
The genius which humbled six marshals of France.
Humble
To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; - often used rexlexively.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you.
Humble
Cause to be unpretentious;
This experience will humble him
Humble
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Humble
Low or inferior in station or quality;
A humble cottage
A lowly parish priest
A modest man of the people
Small beginnings
Humble
Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful;
A humble apology
Essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions
Humble
Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Humble
Of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
Baseborn wretches with dirty faces
Of humble (or lowly) birth
