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Date: 1200-1300
Language: French
Origin: humilité, from Latin humilitas, from humilis; HUMBLE1

humility

 noun
     
hu‧mil‧i‧ty [uncountable]
the quality of not being too proud about yourself - use this to show approval [= modesty; ↪ humble]
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