humility

hu·mil·i·ty

H0322300 (hyo͞o-mĭl′ĭ-tē)n. The quality or condition of being humble.

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[Middle English humilite, from Old French, from Late Latin humilitās, from humilis, humble; see humble.]

humility

(hjuːˈmɪlɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesthe state or quality of being humble

hu•mil•i•ty

(hyuˈmɪl ɪ ti; often yu-)

n. the quality or state of being humble; modest opinion of one's own importance or rank; meekness. [1275–1325; Middle English humilite < Latin humilitās; see humble, -ty²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humility - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"humblenesstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturemeekness, subduedness - a disposition to be patient and long sufferingconceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
	2.	humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"humblenessfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"meekness, submission - the feeling of patient, submissive humblenessself-depreciation - a feeling of being of little worthpride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

humility

noun modesty, diffidence, meekness, submissiveness, servility, self-abasement, humbleness, lowliness, unpretentiousness, lack of pride a deep sense of humility
pride, vanity, superiority, arrogance, disdain, presumption, conceit, pomposity, pretentiousness, snobbishness, haughtiness, superciliousnessQuotations
"Humility is the first of the virtues - for other people" [Oliver Wendell Holmes The Professor at the Breakfast Table]
"One may be humble out of pride" [Montaigne Essais]
"He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted" [Friedrich Nietzsche Human, All Too Human]
"The first test of a truly great man is his humility" [John Ruskin Modern Painters]
"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted" Bible: St. Luke

humility

nounLack of vanity or self-importance:humbleness, lowliness, meekness, modesty.

Translations

谦卑

humility

(hjuˈmiləti) noun modesty; humbleness. Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility. 謙卑 谦卑

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see also humble.