humility

/hju:'militi/

Thân thiện

He shows great humility by listening carefully to others.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A humble feeling: The quality or state of having a modest or low view of one's own importance; a feeling of being humble.
   • A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride: The characteristic of not being proud or arrogant; the absence of vanity or boastfulness.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He accepted the award with genuine humility.
  • Her humility, despite her great achievements, was admired by all.
  • True humility involves an honest assessment of one's strengths and weaknesses.

Advanced Usage

• "In all humility": Used to introduce a statement modestly, often when expressing an opinion or suggestion.
  • In all humility, I believe this is the best course of action.
• "Humility before God/others": Expressing a state of humble reverence or submission.
  • The ceremony encouraged a sense of humility before God.

Variants and Related Words

• Humble (adjective): Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
  • He was a humble man who never sought the spotlight.
• Humble (verb): To lower (someone) in dignity or importance.
  • The defeat humbled the champion.
• Humbleness (noun): A synonym for humility, though less commonly used.
  • His humbleness was evident in his simple lifestyle.

Synonyms

• Modesty: The quality of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities.
• Meekness: The quality of being quiet, gentle, and submissive.
• Unpretentiousness: The quality of not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

Antonyms

• Arrogance: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
• Pride: A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements.
• Haughtiness: The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Eat humble pie": To make a humble apology and accept humiliation.
  • After his prediction was wrong, he had to eat humble pie.
• "To one's humble opinion": A modest way to state one's belief (often abbreviated as IMHO).
  • In my humble opinion, the plan needs more work.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a humble feeling
   • he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope
2. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
   • not everyone regards humility as a virtue

Từ đồng nghĩa

• humbleness