n.; pl. Humilities [ OE. humilite, OF. humilité, humelité, F. humilité, fr. L. humiliatis. See Humble. ] 1. The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts xx. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An act of submission or courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Syn. -- Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence. -- Humility, Modesty, Diffidence. Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure should be censured, since a dread of failure unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually called diffidence. It may be carried too far, and is not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be our due. It does not require of us to underrate ourselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

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薄礼

[薄礼 / 薄禮, bó lǐ] humility term: my meager gift #90059

薄面

[薄面, bó miàn] humility term: my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)

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上げる(P);挙げる(P);揚げる(P)

[あげる, ageru] (v1, vt) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (揚げる only) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); (11) (See 声を上げる) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (18) (pol) to give; (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (20) to bear (a child); (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1, vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1, vi, vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v) (24) (uk) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (25) (See 作り上げる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (26) (hum) (See 申し上げる・2) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility; (P) #5990

お粗末さまでした;お粗末様でした

[おそまつさまでした, osomatsusamadeshita] (exp) (hum) (See お粗末) expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten

恭謙

[きょうけん, kyouken] (adj-na, n) (uk) modesty; humility

謙虚

[けんきょ, kenkyo] (adj-na, n) modesty; humility; (P)

謙譲

[けんじょう, kenjou] (adj-na, n) modesty; humility

謙遜(P);謙そん

[けんそん, kenson] (adj-na, n, adj-no) humble; humility; modesty; (P)

卑下

[ひげ, hige] (n, vs, adj-no) self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation