- humbleness
- noun1. the state of being humble and unimportant• Syn: ↑unimportance, ↑obscureness, ↑lowliness• Derivationally related forms: ↑obscure (for: ↑obscureness), ↑unimportant (for: ↑unimportance), ↑humble• Hypernyms: ↑obscurity2. a humble feeling-
he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope
• Syn: ↑humility• Hypernyms: ↑feeling• Hyponyms: ↑meekness, ↑submission, ↑self-depreciation3. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride-not everyone regards humility as a virtue
• Syn: ↑humility• Hypernyms: ↑trait• Hyponyms: ↑meekness, ↑subduedness• Attrubites: ↑humble
Useful english dictionary. 2012.