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humblehood

humblehood noun: the quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility.

Noun

humblehood (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility
    • A little shot of humblehood was just what Blair needed.1982, Lynn Hall, Half the Battle
    • We might take the risk of shedding some of our protective humblehood in order to suggest one possible answer.1986, Jonathan Kozol, Illiterate America
    Synonyms:
    humbleness

Synonyms of humblehood

Forms of humblehood

alternative formhumble-hood

Origin of humblehood

From Middle English *humblehod, humblehede, equivalent to humble + -hood.

Questions about humblehood

What does humblehood mean?
Humblehood means the quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility.
What part of speech is humblehood?
Humblehood is a noun.

Words near humblehood in the dictionary

  1. humblebrags
  2. humbled
  3. humbledst
  4. humblehearted
  5. humbleheartedness
  6. humblehood
  7. humbleness
  8. humblenesse
  9. humblenesses
  10. humbler
  11. humblers

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