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Spell Bee Word: humility


Basic Details

Word: Humility

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The quality of being humble, not thinking that you are better or more important than other people.

Synonyms: modesty, humbleness, meekness

Antonyms: pride, arrogance, vanity

How to Spell Humility

Syllables: hu - mil - i - ty

Tricky part: There is one m and one l, with an i on each side of the l. Humilaty and humillity are frequent mistakes.

Watch out for: humillity, humilaty, humiliti

Memory tip: Humility and humble both start h-u-m. After hum, write i-l-i, with the single l between two i's, then ty.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Even after winning the gold medal, she spoke with humility about her teammates.

Example 2: Our principal's humility makes every student feel comfortable talking to him.

Example 3: It takes humility to say sorry when you are wrong.

Fun Fact

Humility comes from the Latin humilis, meaning low, which is linked to humus, the word for earth or soil.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: humility

a) modesty
b) meekness
c) simplicity
d) arrogance

Show answer

d) arrogance. Arrogance means acting superior, which is the reverse of humility.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

h_mil_ty

a) u, i
b) o, i
c) a, i
d) u, e

Show answer

a) u, i. Humility starts with hum, as humble does, and the l is followed by i before ty.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) curiousity
b) sincerety
c) generousity
d) humility

Show answer

d) humility. Generosity and curiosity drop the u of their adjectives, and sincerity ends in ity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Our school's best chess player still asks beginners for tips and listens to them. This shows ____.

a) idleness
b) humility
c) hostility
d) arrogance

Show answer

b) humility

2. Which adjective is closely linked to humility?

a) humid
b) humble
c) huge
d) humorous

Show answer

b) humble

Associated Words

repliedcompressplantationvirtualdiagram
orchestrabullyliteracygulliblespecifically

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