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Definitions

humbleness

[huhm-buhl-nis, uhm-] / ˈhʌm bəl nɪs, ˈʌm- /
NOUN
modesty
Synonyms
STRONG
bashfulness celibacy chastity constraint coyness decency delicacy demureness diffidence discreetness humility inhibition innocence lowliness meekness propriety prudery purity quietness reserve reticence
WEAK
lack of pretension self-efface
Antonyms
STRONG
boldness confidence immorality impropriety impurity pride

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

The fact that she doesn't have biological children might not have been weaponized as a rebuke of her "humbleness."

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

Despite its humbleness, it has that enigmatic sanctity of a place of worship, a feeling that a power greater than humans sometimes drops by.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

“She had tears in her eyes and those were tears of joy and humbleness and I just wanted to hug her.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 15, 2023

Making all that show of humbleness and scorning him all the time!

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.