humbleness

adjective humbler, humblest

1. having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not proud; not self-assertive; modest
2. low in condition, rank, or position; lowly; unpretentious: a humble home

transitive verb humbled, humbling

1. to lower in condition, rank, or position; abase
2. to lower in pride; make modest or humble in mind