"humbleness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-humbleness.wav Forms: humblenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English humblenesse; equivalent to humble + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|humblenesse}} Middle English humblenesse, {{suffix|en|humble|ness}} humble + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} humbleness (usually uncountable, plural humblenesses)
  1. Modesty, humility; the property of being humble. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: humblenesse [obsolete] Translations (the property of being humble): pokora [feminine] (Czech), skromnost [feminine] (Czech), māhakitanga (Maori), umilință [feminine] (Romanian), kababaang-loob (Tagalog)

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