HUMILITY Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word humility. (close relations)
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| humbleness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being humble and unimportant • a humble feeling • a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride | ||||||
| meekness | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a disposition to be patient and long suffering | ||||||
| modesty | nounn | |||||
noun • freedom from vanity or conceit • formality and propriety of manner | ||||||
| self-effacement | nounn | |||||
noun • withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | ||||||
| deference | nounn | |||||
noun • a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard • courteous regard for people's feelings • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | ||||||
| lowliness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being humble and unimportant • a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation | ||||||
| modestness | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being moderate in price or expenditures • freedom from vanity or conceit | ||||||
| submission | nounn | |||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||
| submissiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc. | ||||||
| unpretentiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being natural and without pretensions | ||||||
