[ US /hjuˈmɪɫɪti/ ]
[ UK /hjuːmˈɪlɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a humble feeling
    he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope
  2. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
    not everyone regards humility as a virtue
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How To Use humility In A Sentence

  • The old, merry Whiting looked sideways at Richard, then the round face assumed an expression of diffident humility for Mr. Hanks. Morgan’s Run
  • We never found it, but your humility left an indelible impression on me, and I decided that is how I want to treat people.
  • I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility
  • not everyone regards humility as a virtue
  • Thus to this congregation of excellent, undeceiving refuge, we pray that by the power of this prayer expressed from a heart filled with fervent devotion and humility, may the body, speech and mind of the sole of the Land of Snows, the supreme Ngawang Lobsang Tenzin Gyatso, be indestructible, unfluctuating and unceasing; may he live immutable for a hundred aeons, seated on a diamond throne, transcending decay and destruction. The Long Life Prayer for the 14th Dalai Lama
  • What is certainly true is that he combined the finest intellect with a great humility. Times, Sunday Times
  • There are certain inescapable realities that teach us humility, that force us to acknowledge we're not really masters of the universe. Tomatoes Under the Hammer
  • Marziya knows with money you get sweets toys, but here she is aware that what she gives the Umbrella lady will not get her anything in return..but a sweet smile .. and this is the lesson I teach Marziya , giving charity without compulsion, I teach Marziya along with photography the meaning of humility... Archive 2009-08-01
  • He is matchless not only in the field of design and architecture, but in humility as well.
  • Mr Bush called soothingly for greater humility in projecting American power abroad ... Max Bergmann: John McCain "Laid the Groundwork" for George Bush's Post 9-11 Foreign Policy
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