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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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Ding’s cheerful reign offers an answer to what “Jeopardy!” fans want from their champs: strict adherence to an unwritten code that starts with humbleness and deference to the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

He may have passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in scoring but never in humbleness, class and team play.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

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

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