humility
noun/hjuːˈmɪləti/
/hjuːˈmɪləti/
[uncountable]- the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people; the quality of being humble
- Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility.
- an act of genuine humility
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French humilite, from Latin humilitas, from humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.Want to learn more?
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