humbleness


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hum·ble

(hŭm′bəl)
adj. hum·bler, hum·blest
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
1. To cause to feel humble: "He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon).
2. To cause to have a lower condition or status; abase.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

hum′ble·ness n.
hum′bler n.
hum′bly adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:humbleness - the state of being humble and unimportant]humbleness - the state of being humble and unimportant
obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
2. humbleness - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
meekness, submission - the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
self-depreciation - a feeling of being of little worth
3. [画像:humbleness - a disposition to be humble]humbleness - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
meekness, subduedness - a disposition to be patient and long suffering
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humbleness

noun
Lack of vanity or self-importance:
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Translations
تَواضُع
nízký původpokora
ydmyghed
alázat
auîmÿkt, lítillæti, hógværî
nízky pôvod
alçakgönüllülük

humbleness

[ˈhʌmblnɪs] Nhumildad f
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humbleness

n (= modesty, insignificance)Bescheidenheit f; (= lowliness)Einfachheit f; (esp Rel: = meekness, humility) → Demut f
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humble

(ˈhambl) adjective
1. not having a high opinion of oneself etc. You have plenty of ability but you're too humble. nederig مُتَواضِع скромен humilde pokorný, ponížený bescheiden ydmyg ταπεινόφρων, υποχωρητικός humilde alandlik متواضع vaatimaton humble צנוע नम्र, विनीत, सीधा सादा skroman alázatos rendah hati lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur umile 謙虚な 겸손한 kuklus pazemīgs rendah hati nederig ydmyk, underdanig, beskjeden skromny, pokorny متواضع، خاکسار humilde umil скромный pokorný ponižen skroman blygsam, ödmjuk ถ่อมตัว alçak gönüllü 謙卑的 скромний عاجز khiêm tốn; nhún nhường 谦卑的
2. unimportant; having a low position in society etc. a man of humble origins. beskeie حَقير، وضيع прост humilde nízký niedrig beskeden; enkel ταπεινός, ασήμαντος humilde, modesto tagasihoidlik پست alhainen modeste נחות महत्वहीन skroma, ponizan egyszerű rendahan, sederhana lágur umile 卑しい 천한 žemas, menkas vienkāršs; necils berketurunan rendah nederig beskjeden, enkel, tarvelig niskiego stanu پست humilde modest простой nízky skromen skroman låg, ringa ยากจน; ไม่มีความสําคัญ önemsiz 地位低下的 простий, бідний حقیر thấp kém; hèn mọn 地位低下的
verb
to make (someone) humble. He was humbled by his failure. verneder يُذِلُّ، يَحُطُّ من كِبْرِياء унижавам humilhar pokořit demütigen ydmyge ταπεινώνω humillar alandama به زانو در آوردن nöyryyttää humilier לְהַשפִּיל नीचा दिखाना poniziti megaláz merendahkan auðmÿkja umiliare 卑しめる (품위·자존심 따위를) 낮추다, 꺾다 pažeminti pazemot menundukkan vernederen ydmyke upokorzyć په زنګونو باندی کیناستل humilhar a umili унижать pokoriť, ponížiť ponižati poniziti göra ödmjuk, kväsa ทําให้ตนต่ําต้อย ezmek, burnunu sürtmek 使謙卑 приборкувати; угамовувати عاجز بنانا làm nhục; hạ nhục 使谦恭,使卑下
ˈhumbly adverb
nederig بِتَواضُع смирено humildemente poníženě bescheiden ydmygt ταπεινά humildemente alandlikult خاضعانه nöyrästi humblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַשפִּיל विनय पूर्वक ponizno, skromno alázatosan dengan rendah hati auðmjúklega umanamente 謙そんして 겸손하게 kukliai pazemīgi dengan rendah hati nederig ydmykt uniżenie په خاکساری سره humildemente cu umilinţă, umil скромно pokorne ponižno skromno ödmjukt อย่างต่ําต้อย alçakgönüllükle 謙卑地 скромно ادب سے một cách nhún nhường 谦卑地
ˈhumbleness noun
nederigheid تَواضُع смиреност humildade pokora, nízký původ die Bescheidenheit ydmyghed ταπεινότητα humildad alandlikkus فروتنی nöyryys humilité השפלה विनम्रता poniznost, skromnost alázat(osság) kerendahan hati auðmÿkt, lítillæti, hógværð umiltà 謙そん 겸손함 kuklumas pazemīgums kerendahan hati nederigheid ydmykhet, beskjedenhet pokora خاکساری humildade umilinţă скромность pokora; nízky pôvod ponižnost skromnost ödmjukhet ความต่ําต้อย alçakgönüllülük 謙卑 скромність عاجزی، انکساری tính khiêm tốn; tính nhún nhường 谦卑

see also humility.
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"There's nowhere for me to lie down, sir," he answered, and there was in his voice a humbleness which was very distressing.
The rigorous humbleness of poverty made itself felt in all the accessories of this household, the very air of which was charged with the stern and upright morals of the provinces.
Uriah Heap's father was a very poor judge of human nature, or he would not have told his son, as he did, that people liked humbleness. There is nothing annoys them more, as a rule.
Along with his humbleness because he knew so little, there arose a conviction of power.
As is customary with the rich, when they aim at the honors of a republic, he apologized, as it were, to the people, for his wealth, prosperity, and elevated station, by a free and hearty manner towards those who knew him; putting off the more of his dignity in due proportion with the humbleness of the man whom he saluted, and thereby proving a haughty consciousness of his advantages as irrefragably as if he had marched forth preceded by a troop of lackeys to clear the way.
The succession of priests whose office it had been to pray daily with the captives and remind them that God had put them there, for some wise purpose or other, and teach them that patience, humbleness, and submission to oppres- sion was what He loved to see in parties of a subordi- nate rank, had traditions about these poor old human ruins, but nothing more.
friends, we have fought a very honorable fight, and may say in all humbleness that we have done our devoir, but I think that we may now go back to the Lady Tiphaine and say our orisons, for we have played our parts in this world, and it is time that we made ready for another."
Both faces expressed a franker perturbation, something more akin to the humbleness of dismay, than Newman had yet seen in them.
"Now, my Lord Bishop," said he, "dost thou not think this is ill done of anyone, much more of a churchman, who should live in humbleness and charity?"
'But Aleem, with his outstanding hard work, passion and dedication besides humbleness and honesty, hoisted the country's national flag world over.'
The mosque plays a vital role in the lives of Muslims worldwide, affirmed the Kuwaiti official, adding that such facilities encouraged piety, humbleness and overall goodness.
The award is granted on the occasion of the International Nurses Day celebrated around the world on May 12, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.Meeting with the presidentThe award-giving ceremony was held under the auspices of President Andrej Kiska, who also met with the laureates on May 21."I've always been meeting with nurses and midwives with humbleness," Kiska said, as quoted by the TASR newswire.

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