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語源

From 中期英語 humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”), from humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”), equivalent to humble +‎ -ity.; see humble. Doublet of omerta. Displaced native 古期英語 ēaþmōdnes.

発音

• IPA: /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
• 韻: -ɪlɪti

名詞

humility (usually uncountable, plural humilities)

1. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 193:

     She had established a character for humility, discretion, noiselessness and religion which Mrs. Piper greatly regretted losing.

使用する際の注意点

• Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

同意語

• egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

反意語

• pride

関連する語

Further reading

• “humility”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.