No Matter How You Say It: Humility
In Other Languages
Spanish – humildad
French – humilité
German – Demut
Italian –umiltà
Swedish – ödmjukhet
Welsh – gostyngeiddrwydd
Portugese – humildade
For other character qualities related to Humility,
visit the Related Qualities page.
Word Origin
Humility comes from Latin’s humilis “lowly, humble,” literally “on the ground,” from humus “earth.
Can you see how being humble is being grounded?
from Online Etymology Dictionary
Sign Language
Can you see how arrogant is acting above and humble is going low?
Humility Idioms
- Be a drop in the bucket
- Be a good listener
- Be a good sport
- Be a pebble in the ocean
- Be a servant leader
- Be approachable
- Be down-to-earth
- Be easygoing
- Be grounded
- Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat
- Be like a flower
- Be like a river
- Be like a tree
- Be like a well
- Be modest
- Be open-minded
- Be self-effacing
- Be teachable
- Be unassuming
- Be willing to learn
- Don’t let it get to your head
- Eat humble pie
- Hat in hand
- Humble abode
- IMHO (in my humble opinion)
- Keep a low profile
- Keep your feet on the ground
- Know your place
- Live a simple life
- Meek as a lamb
- Not be big-headed
- Swallow your pride