humbleness
humbleness noun: modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
Noun
humbleness (usually uncountable, plural humblenesses)
- Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
- That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
humbleness meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog
humbleness in Tamil
- சில்லை
humbleness in Bengali
- নম্রতা, বিনয়, বিনয়ী হওয়ার গুণ
humbleness in Kannada
- ಅಣಕುವೆ, ನಮ್ರತೆ, ದೀನತೆ, ದೀನಭಾವನೆ, ದೈನ್ಯ
humbleness in Tagalog
- the property of being humble
- kababaang-loob
Forms of humbleness
| plural | humblenesses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | humblenesse |
Origin of humbleness
From Middle English humblenesse; equivalent to humble + -ness.
Questions about humbleness
- What does humbleness mean?
- Humbleness means modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
- What is humbleness in Tamil?
- Humbleness in Tamil is சில்லை. See Humbleness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is humbleness?
- Humbleness is a noun.
- What is the plural of humbleness?
- The plural of humbleness is humblenesses.
Words near humbleness in the dictionary
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