humbled

18:16 Oct 10, 2013 

Adj. 1. humbled - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"<br><br>

hum·ble (hmbl)
adj. hum·bler, hum·blest
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.
2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.
3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See Synonyms at degrade.
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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
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humble·ness n.
humbler n.
humbly adv.
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Adj. 1. humbled - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

05:47 Oct 10, 2013 

It is true that in many occasions humbled is used as honored and that was my first reaction but out of a verifying curiosity I checked the Merriam and honored is no a synonym of humble and humilde will be a better match. Sorry Monica but I will agree with Tania instead.

05:36 Oct 10, 2013 

A good point, acglez. Lo del oxímoron no fue más que una observación estilística, el adverbio 'hugely' no le sienta tan cómodamente a 'humbled'. Pero no es tan importante. La clave, creo, es que Harry elige expresar lo que siente en términos de modestia: un matiz algo diferente de 'I'm greatly honored'.

05:27 Oct 10, 2013 

you say extraordinarily tiny, infinitely small. How would you describe an electron. Oxymorons are permitted, I would go with Monica inmensamente honrado or something like that

02:56 Oct 10, 2013 

humbled no se refiere a "humildad"; es sinónimo de "hono(u)red

02:53 Oct 10, 2013 

El aspecto de oxímoron que le encuentro yace en lo siguiente: antepone al adjetivo que se refiere a humildad, un adverbio tan grandilocuente como lo es 'hugely'. Casi como decir "inmensamente pequeño".