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English noun: humbleness | |||
| 1. | humbleness (state) the state of being humble and unimportant | ||
| Synonyms | lowliness, obscureness, unimportance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obscurity | ||
| 2. | humbleness (feeling) a humble feeling | ||
| Samples | He was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope. | ||
| Synonyms | humility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | meekness, self-depreciation, submission | ||
| Antonyms | pride, pridefulness | ||
| 3. | humbleness (attribute) a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride | ||
| Samples | Not everyone regards humility as a virtue. | ||
| Synonyms | humility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | meekness, subduedness | ||
| Attribute | humble | ||
| Antonyms | conceitedness, vanity, conceit | ||
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