Humility
Origin
From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas ("lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility"), from humilis ("low, lowly, humble, earth"); see humble.
Full definition of humility
Noun
humility
(countable and uncountable; plural humilitys)- The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
Usage notes
Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride†(with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.