humility

substantivoatestado nos diálogos

//hjuːˈmɪlɪti//

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

substantivo

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The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
You can tell his humility is real by how he treats ordinary people.
She had established a character for humility, discretion, noiselessness and religion which Mrs. Piper greatly regretted losing.
By the end of the tenth century, Edith's humility had inspired a cult of holy wells in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire.

Etimologia

From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”), from humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”). Equivalent to humble + -ity, with /mb/ reduced to /m/ (compare plumbing). Displaced native Old English ēaþmōdnes. Doublet of omertà.

Formas

plural: humilities

humiliated · deprived of dignity or self-respect humiliating · Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.humiliation · The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of…

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

humming · Making a hum sound.humour · The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.hump · A mound of earth.

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