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
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تَواضُع
nízký původpokora
ydmyghed
alázat
auîmÿkt, lítillæti, hógværî
nízky pôvod
alçakgönüllülük
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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) adjective1. 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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