humility

Other forms of humility

plural

humilities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about humility

What does humility mean?

humility means "a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in humility?

humility has 4 syllables: hu-mil-i-ty. The stress falls on "mil". In IPA it is /hjuˈmɪlɪti/.

What is another word for humility?

Close synonyms include humbleness, humbleness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of humility?

The recorded antonyms are conceit, pride.

Is humility a common word?

humility is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.