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- [hyoo-mil-i-tee or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmɪl ɪ ti or, often, yu-/
- /hjuːˈmɪl.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo-mil-i-tee or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmɪl ɪ ti or, often, yu-/
Definitions of humility word
- noun humility the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc. 1
- noun humility A modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. 1
- noun humility showing modesty 1
- noun humility feeling humble 1
- uncountable noun humility Someone who has humility is not proud and does not believe they are better than other people. 0
- noun humility the state or quality of being humble 0
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Origin of humility
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English humilite < Latin humilitās. See humble, -ty2
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Parts of speech for Humility
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
humility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for humility
noun humility
- shyness — bashful; retiring.
- demureness — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
- servility — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
Antonyms for humility
noun humility
- boldness — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
- arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
- pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
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Matching words
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