humility
The characteristic of being humbleThe characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
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» I pride myself on my humility.
Я горжусь своей скромностью. — shanghainese
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
You can tell his humility is real by how he treats ordinary people.
Bescheidenheit, Demut
скро́мностьskrómnostʹ, смире́ниеsmirénije, поко́рностьpokórnostʹ
покі́рністьpokírnistʹ, покі́рливістьpokírlyvistʹ, смире́нністьsmyrénnistʹ
a humble feeling
Examples
44 sentencesI pride myself on my humility.
ruЯ горжусь своей скромностью. — shanghainese
True elevation is achieved through humility.
I acknowledge my mistakes with humility.
He talked of her kindness and humility.
ruОн говорил о ее доброте и скромности. — dreamer
Without humility, courage is a dangerous game.
ruБез смирения мужество - опасная игра. — dimitris
deOhne Demut ist Mut ein gefährliches Unterfangen. — Tamy
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness,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.
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Forms
plural: humilities| Singular | humility |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride:humbleness
- a humble feeling:humbleness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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