humblehood

alternative humble-hood

1. rareuncountableThe quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility

   A little shot of humblehood was just what Blair needed.

   1982, Lynn Hall, Half the Battle

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   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

   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

   Synonyms: humbleness