Usage Note
Tiefmut is a rare, chiefly poetic compound for profound humility before others or the divine, more contemplative than ordinary Bescheidenheit. A learner will far more often meet Demut (humility) or Wehmut (melancholy).
Examples
"Sein Tiefmut zeigte sich nicht in Worten, sondern in seinen Taten."
Natural Translation
His deep humility showed itself not in words but in his deeds.
Literal Translation
His deep-humility showed itself not in words but in his deeds.
Related Words
- Aufopferungsbereitschaft willingness to sacrifice oneself, self-sacrificing spirit
- Aufopferungsgeist spirit of self-sacrifice, selfless dedication
- Beherztheit boldness, pluck, spirited courage
- Charakterfestigkeit strength of character, moral firmness
- Charakterstärke strength of character
- Edelmut magnanimity, noble-mindedness
- Ehrenhaftigkeit honourableness, integrity of honour
- Eigenständigkeit autonomy
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