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humility
[ hyoo-mil-i-tee or, often, yoo- ]
/ hyuËmÉȘl ÉȘ ti or, often, yu- /
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noun
the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
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Words nearby humility
humiliate, humiliated, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, HUMINT, Humism, humiture, hummable, hummel
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British Dictionary definitions for humility
humility
/ (hjuËËmÉȘlÉȘtÉȘ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being humble
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