As nouns the difference between humility and pessimism
is that humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior while pessimism is a general belief that bad things will happen.
humility
Noun
The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
Usage notes
* Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.
Synonyms
* egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement
Antonyms
* pride
Related terms
* humble
* humiliate
* humiliation
* humus
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pessimism
Noun
(en-noun)
A general belief that bad things will happen.
The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
Related terms
* pessimist
* pessimistic
Antonyms
* optimism
