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humbleness

[ huhm-buhl-nis, uhm- ]

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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.

I was immediately drawn in by his lack of pretense and humbleness.

The farmer bowed his head with that bitter humbleness which characterized his reception of the dealings of Providence toward him.

He told with a homely and convincing force, yet with modesty and humbleness, of his experiences and conversion.

It is for this reason that we need teachers after we are sanctified, and to this end we are exhorted to humbleness of mind.

She received me cordially, and I at once laid all the facts before her and—with an entirely sincere humbleness—asked her advice.

Hush thy heart in the humbleness of awe, that its mirror may reflect as serenely the shadow as the light.

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