humility

noun

Etymology: From Middle English 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, with /mb/ reduced to /m/ (compare plumbing). Displaced native Old English ēaþmōdnes. Doublet of omertà.

1. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

   “You can tell his humility is real by how he treats ordinary people.”

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