Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. humility, humbleness(noun)

   a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

   "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"

2. humility, humbleness(noun)

   a humble feeling

   "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"

Wiktionary(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. humility(Noun)

   The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

Origin: From humilite, from umilité, from humilitas, from humilis; see humble.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Humility(noun)

   the state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness

2. Humility(noun)

   an act of submission or courtesy

Freebase(3.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Humility

   Humility is the quality of being modest or respectful. Humility, in various interpretations, is widely seen as a virtue in many religious and philosophical traditions, being connected with notions of egolessness.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Humility

   hū-mil′i-ti, n. the state or quality of being humble: lowliness of mind: modesty. [O. Fr. humilite—L. humilitat-em—humilis, low.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. humility

   1. The slippered patience of the disinherited. 2. The grogginess of the Ego. 3. To recede to the very bottom of one's own littleness. 4. The Marseillaise of the disappointed. 5. The odor of sanctity. 6. An Iago in plush and lavender. 7. Pride getting ready for a Pounce.

Editors Contribution(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. humility

   it's the pie you eat when you're wrong

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of humility in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of humility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Amenorhu kwaku:

   Humility pays.

2. sindiswa matyobeni:

   Remember humility on your way up

3. James M. Barrie:

   Life is a long lesson in humility.

4. William Ellery Channing:

   True love is the parent of humility.

5. Lawrence Peter Berra:

   It ain't the heat, it's the humility.

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