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hu·mil·i·ty

(hyo͞o-mĭl′ĭ-tē)

The quality or condition of being humble.

[Middle English humilite, from Old French, from Late Latin humilitās, from humilis, humble; see humble.]

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humility

(hjuːˈmɪlɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

the state or quality of being humble

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hu•mil•i•ty

(hyuˈmɪl ɪ ti; often yu-)

n.

the quality or state of being humble; modest opinion of one's own importance or rank; meekness.

[1275–1325; Middle English humilite < Latin humilitās; see humble, -ty²]

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Noun	1.	humility - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" humbleness trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature meekness, subduedness - a disposition to be patient and long suffering conceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
	2.	humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" humbleness feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" meekness, submission - the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness self-depreciation - a feeling of being of little worth pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

humility

noun modesty, diffidence, meekness, submissiveness, servility, self-abasement, humbleness, lowliness, unpretentiousness, lack of pride a deep sense of humility
pride, vanity, superiority, arrogance, disdain, presumption, conceit, pomposity, pretentiousness, snobbishness, haughtiness, superciliousness

Quotations
"Humility is the first of the virtues - for other people" [Oliver Wendell Holmes The Professor at the Breakfast Table]
"One may be humble out of pride" [Montaigne Essais]
"He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted" [Friedrich Nietzsche Human, All Too Human]
"The first test of a truly great man is his humility" [John Ruskin Modern Painters]
"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted" Bible: St. Luke

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

humility

noun

Lack of vanity or self-importance:

humbleness, lowliness, meekness, modesty.

Translations

تَواضُع

pokoraskromnost

beskedenhedydmyghed

Bescheidenheit Demut

ταπεινότητα ταπεινοφροσύνη ταπεινοσύνη

humildad

nöyryys

humilité modestie

hógværî, auîmÿkt

umiltà umilt...

謙遜

겸손

pazemībapieticība

nederigheid

скромность

alçak gönüllülük

谦卑

humility

[hjuːˈmɪlɪtɪ] N → humildad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

humility

[hjuːˈmɪlɪti] n → humilité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

humility

n → Demut f; (= unassumingness) → Bescheidenheit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

humility

[hjuːˈmɪlɪtɪ] n → umiltà

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

humility

(hjuˈmiləti) noun

modesty; humbleness. Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.

see also humble.

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Then seek, my little blossom, to win humility; Be fair without, be pure within, and thou wilt happy be.

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“What a lesson of humility, my brethren, might not each of us obtain from a review of his infant hours, and the recollection of his juvenile passions!

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Introduced with little ceremony, and advancing with fear and hesitation, and many a bow of deep humility, a tall thin old man, who, however, had lost by the habit of stooping much of his actual height, approached the lower end of the board.

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The selfish sagacity of the latter, which had at first drawn Robert into the scrape, was the principal instrument of his deliverance from it; for her respectful humility, assiduous attentions, and endless flatteries, as soon as the smallest opening was given for their exercise, reconciled Mrs.

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"Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast."

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People will there discuss with humility vital questions that we here think ourselves too good to touch with tongs."

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'No harm at all, master,' growled Hugh, with humility. 'I have only done as you ordered.'

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'Stop a bit!' cried Bounderby, who all this time had been standing, as before, on the hearth, bursting at the very furniture of the room with explosive humility. 'You have one of those strollers' children in the school.'

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A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

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But still less could ye endure the spirit's humility, should it ever want to speak!

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So soon as this propitiatory offering was made, he tendered it to Mahtoree, who, in affected humility, passed it to a grey-headed chief by his side.

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'No Nobleness of soul have I, Like some that in this Age are found!'(Paul blushed in sheer humility, And cast his eyes upon the ground)

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