humility
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humility
- /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪlɪti
Where it comes from
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.
noun humilities
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The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
You can tell his humility is real by how he treats ordinary people.
Similar: egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement · Opposite: pride
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: humbleness, modesty, humble, meekness, unpretentiousness, lowliness, self-effacement, demureness, down-to-earthness, abnegation, self-abasement, diffidence, submissiveness, unassumingness, reserve, bashfulness
Translations
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noun characteristic of being humble
| Español | humildad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 겸손 gyeomson |
| 日本語 | 謙遜 kenson |
| 中文 | 謙卑 /谦卑 qiānbēi, 謙遜 /谦逊 qiānxùn |
| हिन्दी | विनम्रता vinamratā, नम्रता namratā, विनय vinay |
| Português | humildade |
| Français | humilité |
| Deutsch | Bescheidenheit, Demut |
| Italiano | umiltà |
| Ελληνικά | ταπεινότητα tapeinótita |
| Română | umilință, umilitate |
| Русский | скро́мность skrómnostʹ, смире́ние smirénije, поко́рность pokórnostʹ, смире́нность smirénnostʹ |
| العربية | تَوَاضُع tawāḍuʕ |
| עברית | צְנִיעוּת tsniút, ענווה anavá |
Talk about this word "humility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. humility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humility "humility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humility.Cite this
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title = {humility},
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