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humbleness
[ huhm-buhl-nis, uhm- ]
noun
- the quality or state of being modest and lacking in pride or arrogance:
We need to teach a different kind of leadership, one where humbleness is more important than confidence.
- the quality or state of being or feeling low in rank, importance, status, worth, etc:
We observed the humbleness of the local homes, but also the hard-working ethic of the people who lived in them.
- the quality or state of being courteously respectful:
Respect and humbleness will get you far in dealing with people from other places and cultures.
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ŽÇ·±¹±ð°ù·³ó³Ü³ŸÂ·²ú±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³ó³Ü³ŸÂ·²ú±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of humbleness1
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Example Sentences
Looks-wise, he had a humbleness that allowed him play to cops, working men and the president of the United States.
âHis humbleness and charisma shined through,â said Panek, 25, now a nurse at a burn intensive care unit at a Dallas hospital.
Showing a humbleness which motivates others was illustrated off court when, in 2018, he led from the front to help his home island of Mallorca recover from devastating flash flooding.
The fact that she doesn't have biological children might not have been weaponized as a rebuke of her "humbleness."
The auteurâs humbleness, as well as his proclivity to deploy vibrant music to verbalize what his reserved characters canât articulate, remain the signatures of his masterful body of work.
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