lowliness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the state of being humble and unimportantSynonyms: humblenessunimportanceobscurenessType of obscurity
- a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimationSynonyms: low statuslownessType of status, positionKinds inferiority, smallness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Low′li·ness noun
Origin: From Lowly.
1. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.
Walk... with all lowliness and meekness.— Eph. iv. 1, 2.
2. Low condition, especially as to manner of life.
The lowliness of my fortune has not brought me to flatter vice.— John Dryden
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54