Synonyms for humbleness
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Noun
1. Modesty — modesty, humility; the property of being humble
Other
humility, humblehood rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
Forms
- Plural
- humblenesses → modesties, lowlinesses, obscurenesses, humilities…
Example sentences
- modesty Does modesty prevent you from seeing my naked blade?
- humility You would be a better person if you learnt humility.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| humbleness | rising | |
| modesty | rising | |
| unimportance | falling | |
| lowliness | rising | |
| obscureness | steady | |
| humility | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- modesty3
- 8 letters
- humility4
- 9 letters
- lowliness
- 10 letters
- humblehood
- 11 letters
- obscureness
- 12 letters
- unimportance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (modesty3 = 3 syllables).