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Pronunciation / Transliteration: humildade
"Ele aceitou o prêmio com grande humildade."
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The quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance.
"He accepted the award with true humility."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'humilitas', meaning lowness or flatness, stemming from 'humus' (earth or ground). It entered Middle English via Old French 'humiłość' and 'humilité' around the 14th century, shifting from a literal sense of physical lowliness to a moral quality of being humble and free from pride.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humility" is said worldwide
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humilité
Transliteration: humilité
"Il a accepté ce prix avec beaucoup d'humilité."
Demut
Transliteration: Demut
"Sie nahm die Auszeichnung mit großer Demut an."
umiltà
Transliteration: umiltà
"Ha accettato il premio con grande umiltà."
humildad
Transliteration: humildad
"Aceptó el premio con gran humildad."
humildade
Transliteration: humildade
"Ele aceitou o prêmio com grande humildade."
विनम्रता
Transliteration: vinamrata
"उसने बहुत विनम्रता के साथ पुरस्कार स्वीकार किया।"
谦逊
Transliteration: qiānxùn
"他以极大的谦逊接受了这个奖项。"
겸손
Transliteration: gyeomson
"그는 큰 겸손으로 상을 받았다."
謙虚
Transliteration: kenkyo
"彼は大変な謙虚さを持って賞を受け入れた。"
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