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Definition of humility noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

humility

noun
 
/hjuːˈmɪləti/
 
/hjuːˈmɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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’.
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