as in meekness
the absence of any feelings of being better than others
we were pleasantly surprised by the quiet down-to-earthness and self-deprecating humor of the billionaire
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Noun
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Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.—
Raphael Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Nov. 2014 -
But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2024
Noun
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Black women frequently overachieve just to receive a fraction of the recognition and are often expected to balance confidence with humility.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
27 Feb. 2025
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Luka did not have Dirk’s sense of humor, or a level of humility that endeared him to the world.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Is Aspen’s conspicuous wealth worse than Jackson Hole’s false modesty?—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Dec. 2024
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Vocally, too, Jackman makes a kind of spectacle of his modesty.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Down-to-earthness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-to-earthness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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