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humblehood en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English *humblehod, humblehede, equivalent to humble + -hood.

Meanings

1. (rare, uncountable) The quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility
   • A little shot of humblehood was just what Blair needed. 1982, Lynn Hall, Half the Battle:
   • She rejoiced in my "humble-hood" and "bohemia," attempting to flatter me and convince me that my lifestyle was, in a way, simple and therefore desirable. 2012, Jon Davis, Excruciating Bliss:
   • We might take the risk of shedding some of our protective humblehood in order to suggest one possible answer. 1986, Jonathan Kozol, Illiterate America:
   • Thus, in Fake Humblehood, these men discover their true shelter: "Ethics exist, but not within the world in which I dwell. […]" 1990, Jonathan Kozol, The Night Is Dark and I Am Far from Home, page 130:

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Synonyms

humbleness