Definition of humility Humility
/hjumɪˈlɪti/ - [hyumilitee] - hu•mil•i•ty
We found 7 definitions of humility from 5 different sources.
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What does humility mean?
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NounPlural: humilities |
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| humility - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" | ||
| humbleness | ||
| conceitedness, vanity, conceit the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world" | ||
| humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski | ||
| trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | ||
| humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" | ||
| humbleness | ||
| pridefulness, pride unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| 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 a disposition to be patient and long suffering | ||
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Wiktionary 
- humility (Noun)
The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- humility (n.)
The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness. - humility (n.)
An act of submission or courtesy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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humility
hū-mil′i-ti, n. the state or quality of being humble: lowliness of mind: modesty. [O. Fr. humilite—L. humilitat-em—humilis, low.]
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🔤- humility, noun, singular of humilities.
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