Humble and Selfless

Humble

Humble adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.

Selfless and humble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfless" instead an adjective "Humble".

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly

Selfless

Selfless adjective - Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others.

Humble and selfless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Humble" instead an adjective "Selfless".

Nearby Words: self, selflessness

Both words in one sentence

  • Covered in Mud Or, perhaps, they may be getting extremely dirty in order to help someone else out, in which case they're seen as being more humble and selfless because they put themselves in that position.
  • Kimi ni Todoke: Sawako keeps stopping short of saying what she really feels time and time again because of her overly selfless and humble personality, an endless source of frustration and misunderstandings for those who care about her.
  • The Dutiful Son: While Jayne runs away from tending Hawkhaven and Ella runs after pretty bad boys and charismatic cult leaders, Jon stays dependable, selfless and humble, even his only rebellious gesture is steadfast loyalty to Eutimio.
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