Humility
Humility noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.
Usage example: displaying genuine humility, the peace activist accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of all who have worked to end the violence
Nearby Word: humiliation
Pride
Pride noun - A reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance.
Usage example: finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities
Nearby Words: prided, priding
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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As a trope in literature, this oftentimes comes up as An Aesop about Pride and humility, and, dating back to even Old Testament tales about the Tower of Babel, is Older Than Feudalism.
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Tony Stark from the Iron Man has to deal with his issues pride and relearn humility each film appearance.
Source: Pride - The Spirits agreed to cure everyone if Javan killed Tygra, but when he saved Tygra instead, the spirits cursed the tigers, letting the plague kill them all and forcing them to haunt their home as undead ghosts, only able to pass on if one of them could overcome their pride and show humility.
Source: Pride
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