humbleness

2 definitions found

humbleness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Humbleness \Hum"ble*ness\, n.
     The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.
     [1913 Webster]

humbleness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  humbleness
      n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn:
           humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness]
      2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight
         of the Pope" [syn: humility, humbleness] [ant: pride,
         pridefulness]
      3: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not
         everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: humility,
         humbleness] [ant: conceit, conceitedness, vanity]