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HUMBLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
Example:
not everyone regards humility as a virtue
Synonyms:
humbleness; humility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Attribute:
humble (marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humbleness"):
meekness; subduedness (a disposition to be patient and long suffering)
Derivation:
humble (marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A humble feeling
Example:
he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope
Synonyms:
humbleness; humility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humbleness"):
meekness; submission (the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness)
self-depreciation (a feeling of being of little worth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being humble and unimportant
Synonyms:
humbleness; lowliness; obscureness; unimportance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):
obscurity (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known)
Derivation:
humble (of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense))
humble (low or inferior in station or quality)
