humbleness

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humbleness

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From Middle English humblenesse; equivalent to humble + -ness.

noun humblenesses · humblenesse

  1. uncountable, usually Modesty, humility; the property of being humble. That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone e

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noun the property of being humble

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@misc{humbleness_2026,
  title = {humbleness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humbleness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}