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humility

noun
/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/

Etymology

From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”), from humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”). Equivalent to humble + -ity, with /mb/ reduced to /m/ (compare plumbing). Displaced native Old English ēaþmōdnes. Doublet of omertà.

  1. derived from humilitas
  2. derived from umilité
  3. derived from humilite

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being humble

    The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

    • She had established a character for humility, discretion, noiselessness and religion which Mrs. Piper greatly regretted losing.
    • By the end of the tenth century, Edith's humility had inspired a cult of holy wells in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA