Humility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

a humble feeling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjuːmˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/hjuːmˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hjuːmˈɪlɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /hjuːmˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Examples

not everyone regards humility as a virtue
he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

humbleness

Antonyms

conceit pride

Parts of Speech

noun	a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride “not everyone regards humility as a virtue”
noun	a humble feeling “he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope”

Word Forms

humble

adjective

marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; ; - B.K.Malinowski

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Demut

eine Neigung zur Bescheidenheit; ein Mangel an falschem Stolz

🇫🇷French

humilité

une disposition à être humble; un manque de fausse fierté

🇪🇸Spanish

humildad

una disposición a ser humilde; una falta de falso orgullo

🇮🇹Italian

umiltà

una disposizione ad essere umile; una mancanza di falso orgoglio

🇳🇱Dutch

bescheidenheid

een neiging om nederig te zijn; een gebrek aan valse trots

🇵🇹Portuguese

humildade

uma disposição para ser humilde; falta de falso orgulho

🇷🇺Russian

смирение

склонность к смирению; отсутствие ложной гордости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनम्रता

विनम्र होने का स्वभाव; झूठे अभिमान की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

নম্রতা

a disposition to be humble; মিথ্যা অহংকারের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிவு

அடக்கமாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்ற மனப்பான்மை; தவறான பெருமை இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

వినయం

వినయపూర్వకంగా ఉండే స్వభావం; తప్పుడు గర్వం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्रता

नम्र होण्याचा स्वभाव; खोट्या अभिमानाचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતા

નમ્ર બનવાનો સ્વભાવ; ખોટા ગૌરવનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಮ್ರತೆ

ವಿನಮ್ರರಾಗುವ ಸ್ವಭಾವ; ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനയം

എളിമയുള്ള ഒരു സ്വഭാവം; തെറ്റായ അഹങ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰਤਾ

ਨਿਮਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਸੁਭਾਅ; ਝੂਠੇ ਹੰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عاجزی

عاجز ہونے کا مزاج؛ جھوٹے فخر کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谦逊

谦虚的性格；缺乏虚假的骄傲

🇯🇵Japanese

謙虚

謙虚な気質。偽りのプライドの欠如

🇰🇷Korean

겸손

겸손한 성향; 거짓된 자부심의 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêm tốn

một khuynh hướng khiêm tốn; thiếu niềm tự hào giả tạo

🇹🇭Thai

ความอ่อนน้อมถ่อมตน

มีนิสัยถ่อมตัว ขาดความภาคภูมิใจจอมปลอม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerendahhatian

kecenderungan untuk menjadi rendah hati; kurangnya kebanggaan palsu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapakumbaba

isang disposisyon na maging mapagpakumbaba; kakulangan ng maling pagmamataas

🇲🇾Malay

merendah diri

sifat merendah diri; kekurangan kebanggaan palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التواضع

التصرف في التواضع. عدم وجود فخر كاذب

🇮🇷Persian

فروتنی

تمایل به فروتنی؛ فقدان غرور کاذب

🇹🇷Turkish

tevazu

alçakgönüllü olma eğilimi; sahte gurur eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲנָוָה

נטייה להיות צנוע; חוסר גאוות שווא

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The primary meaning of 'humility' is 'a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride'.

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