No Matter How You Say It: Humility
In Other Languages
Spanish – humildad
French – humilité
German – Demut
Italian –umiltà
Swedish – ödmjukhet
Welsh – gostyngeiddrwydd
Portugese – humildade
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
“eat humble pie”
“hat in hand”
“meek as a lamb”
“IMHO” (in my humble opinion)
“swallow your pride”
“humble abode”