humbleness
Modesty, humility; the property of being humbleModesty, humility; the property of being humble.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
a humble feeling
Origin
From Middle English humblenesse; equivalent to humble + -ness.From Middle English humblenesse; equivalent to humble + -ness.
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Forms
plural: humblenesses| Singular | humbleness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being humble and unimportant:unimportanceobscurenesslowliness
- a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride:humility
- a humble feeling:humility
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhumble
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable