Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being humble.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement.
- noun . An act of submission.
- noun A name of several different tattlers or totanine birds of the family Scolopacidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun An act of submission or courtesy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic of being
humble ;humbleness in character and behavior.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a humble feeling
- noun a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For many people, the word humility has come to signify humiliation or self-derogation.
John Backman: Can Humility Change The World? John Backman 2011
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For many people, the word humility has come to signify humiliation or self-derogation.
John Backman: Can Humility Change The World? John Backman 2011
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For many people, the word humility has come to signify humiliation or self-derogation.
John Backman: Can Humility Change The World? John Backman 2011
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For many people, the word humility has come to signify humiliation or self-derogation.
John Backman: Can Humility Change The World? John Backman 2011
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For many people, the word humility has come to signify humiliation or self-derogation.
John Backman: Can Humility Change The World? John Backman 2011
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And a lot of risk, the strategy that General McChrystal is proposing, means more forces out on foot patrols, interacting with civilian populations and doing it in a way, I believe the term humility is the term General McChrystal continues to used, that means exposing themselves in a bigger way.
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To have been such a star for so long and still to have maintained his humility is a matter worthy of applause.
Detroit pays fitting tribute to one of hockey's good guys 2007
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That those who humble themselves shall be exalted, and shall be established in their dignity: Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit; their humility is their honour, and that shall make them truly and safely great, and recommend them to the esteem of all that are wise and good.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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The Greek for "humility" is literally, "lowliness of mind," which forms a clearer parallel to
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Only in humility can we begin to find the beauty in everything.
Jon Foreman: Outside the Fences Jon Foreman 2010
pradyumnaojha commented on the word humility
Hitler was not noted for his humility.
February 15, 2013