humbleness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

humbleness
    n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn:
         {humbleness}, {unimportance}, {obscureness}, {lowliness}]
    2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight
       of the Pope" [syn: {humility}, {humbleness}] [ant: {pride},
       {pridefulness}]
    3: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not
       everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: {humility},
       {humbleness}] [ant: {conceit}, {conceitedness}, {vanity}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Humbleness \Hum"ble*ness\, n.
   The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.
   [1913 Webster]