Humbleness

hum·ble  (hmbl)

adj. hum·bler, hum·blest

1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.

2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.

3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.

tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles

1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.

2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.

3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See Synonyms at degrade.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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humble·ness n.

humbler n.

humbly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humbleness - the state of being humble and unimportant lowliness, obscureness, unimportance obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
	2.	humbleness - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" humility 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
	3.	humbleness - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" humility trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature meekness, subduedness - a disposition to be patient and long suffering