HUMBLENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does humbleness mean? 

• HUMBLENESS (noun)
  The noun HUMBLENESS has 3 senses:

1. the state of being humble and unimportant

2. a humble feeling

3. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

  Familiarity information: HUMBLENESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMBLENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being humble and unimportant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

humbleness; lowliness; obscureness; unimportance

Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):

obscurity (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known)

Derivation:

humble (of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense))

humble (low or inferior in station or quality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A humble feeling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

humbleness; humility

Context example:

he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope

Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humbleness"):

meekness; submission (the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness)

self-depreciation (a feeling of being of little worth)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

humbleness; humility

Context example:

not everyone regards humility as a virtue

Hypernyms ("humbleness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Attribute:

humble (marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humbleness"):

meekness; subduedness (a disposition to be patient and long suffering)

Derivation:

humble (marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful)

 Context examples 

Along with his humbleness because he knew so little, there arose a conviction of power.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

By Saint Paul! friends, we have fought a very honorable fight, and may say in all humbleness that we have done our devoir, but I think that we may now go back to the Lady Tiphaine and say our orisons, for we have played our parts in this world, and it is time that we made ready for another.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)