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单词 humbleness
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humblenessn.

/ˈhʌmb(ə)lnɪs/
Etymology: < humble adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being humble.
1. Meekness, lowliness, humility.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > [noun]
edmodnessc888
edmedec1000
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meeklaikc1175
meeknessc1175
meekshipc1225
lowshipc1230
humilityc1315
meekheadc1325
lowness1340
povertyc1350
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humbleness1388
humbletec1400
lowlinessa1413
humilness1423
lowliheada1450
self-contempt1563
humilitudea1586
demissness1603
lowlihood1818
1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Heb. Prol. He knowynge her pride, and schewinge his owene humblenesse [later MSS. humelnesse].
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxv. f. xxviiiv I here with al humblenesse salute her.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Acts viii. D In his humblenesse is his iudgment exalted.
1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 123 With bated breath, and whispring humblenes . View more context for this quotation
1683 London Gaz. No. 1864/3 With all humbleness and Duty we desire..to approach the Throne of your Sacred Majesty.
1823 T. Moore Loves of Angels iii. 208 Thus in humbleness they trod, Abashed, but pure before their God.
1847 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life II. xvi. 265 Hence the humbleness there always is in Christian dignity.
2. Unpretentiousness, modest character.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] > unpretentious character specifically of things
humbleness1802
modesty1881
1802 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 386 A daring humbleness of language and versification.
1812 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) II. 140 If the humbleness of their quality is no objection.
1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. ii. 4 Earth's coarsest bread, the garden's homeliest roots..His short repast in humbleness supply.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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