HUMBLENESS

humility, humbleness

(noun) a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; “not everyone regards humility as a virtue”

humility, humbleness

(noun) a humble feeling; “he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope”

humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness

(noun) the state of being humble and unimportant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

humbleness (usually uncountable, plural humblenesses)

Humility; the property of being humble.

Source: Wiktionary


Hum"ble*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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