# humility

> English word · Noun · IPA /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ · frequency rank #13,173

## Definitions
1. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

## Etymology
From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”), from humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”). Equivalent to humble + -ity, with /mb/ reduced to /m/ (compare plumbing). Displaced native Old English ēaþmōdnes. Doublet of omertà.

## Easily confused with
- **humanity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humility)
- **humidity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humidity-vs-humility)
- **humiliate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humiliate-vs-humility)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhumility`, `hmuility`, `huimlity`, `humiilty`, `humilitty`, `humilityy`, `humiliyt`, `humillity`, `humiltiy`, `humliity`, `hummility`, `uhmility`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/humility