Synonyms for lowliness
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Noun
1. Humility
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being lowly.
Forms
- Plural
- lowlinesses → humilities, humblenesses, modesties, obscurenesses…
Example sentences
- humility You would be a better person if you learnt humility.
- modesty Does modesty prevent you from seeing my naked blade?
- meanness I took for granted that he was above such meanness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lowliness | rising | |
| humility | rising | |
| modesty | rising | |
| humbleness | rising | |
| unimportance | falling | |
| meanness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- modesty3, lowness
- 8 letters
- humility4, meanness2
- 10 letters
- humbleness
- 11 letters
- obscureness
- 12 letters
- unimportance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (modesty3 = 3 syllables).