Humbleness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Humbleness \Hum"ble*ness\, n.
     The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  humbleness
       n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: {unimportance},
             {obscureness}]
       2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight
          of the Pope" [syn: {humility}] [ant: {pride}]
       3: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not
          everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: {humility}]
          [ant: {pride}]