The words "humble" and "humility" come from the same root word, "humilis." Humilis is Latin for "low or close to the ground." Humble is an adjective, so it is used to describe someone, whereas humility is a noun. They both basically mean the same thing. Someone who is humble is not arrogant or overly proud. He/she is modest and does not think he/she is better than anyone else. The word can also be used as a verb, such as in "The man humbled himself when he asked for assistance from the child." An example of humble as an adjective would be, "Dr. Jacobs is a humble person in spite of her thriving practice."
"Humility" is the noun form of the same word basically meaning "a modest view of one's own importance." Someone with humility does not put himself/herself above others. An example would be, "Because the attorney was so successful, his humility around other lawyers always surprised me."
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