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2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound ; as: (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry .

But 'midst the crowd, the hum , the shock of men. Byron.

(b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation .

Macaulay.

3. An imposition or hoax.

4. [Cf. Hem , interj .] An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm , uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.

THese shrugs, these hums and ha's. Shak.

5. [Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.] A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Venous hum . See under Venous .

Hum <Xpage=711>

Hum , interj. [Cf. Hem , interj .] Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.

Pope.

Human <Xpage=711>

Hu"man (?) , a. [L. humanus ; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain . See Homage , and cf. Humane , Omber .] Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.

To err is human ; to forgive, divine. Pope.

Human <Xpage=711>

Hu"man , n. A human being. [Colloq.]

Sprung of humans that inhabit earth. Chapman.

We humans often find ourselves in strange position. Prof. Wilson.

Humanate <Xpage=711>

Hu"man*ate (?) , a. [LL. humanatus .] Indued with humanity. [Obs.]

Cranmer.

Humane <Xpage=711>

Hu*mane" (?) , a. [L. humanus : cf. F. humain . See Human .] 1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.

Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination. Sportswood.

3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.

Syn. -- Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate; gentle; tender; merciful.

-- Hu*mane"ly , adv. -- Hu*mane"ness , n.

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Humanics <Xpage=712>

Hu*man"ics (?) , n. The study of human nature. [R.]

T. W. Collins.

Humanify <Xpage=712>

Hu*man"i*fy (?) , v. t. To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate. [R.]

The humanifying of the divine Word. H. B. Wilson.

Humanism <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ism (?) , n. 1. Human nature or disposition; humanity.

[She] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism . T. Hardy.

2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.

Humanist <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ist , n. [Cf. F. humaniste .] 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.

Schaff-Herzog.

2. One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.

3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.

Humanistic <Xpage=712>

Hu`man*is"tic (?) , a. 1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion .

Caird.

2. Pertaining to polite kiterature.

M. Arnold.

Humanitarian <Xpage=712>

Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an (?) , a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature .

2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.

3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]

Humanitarian <Xpage=712>

Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an , n. [From Humanity .] 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.

2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.

3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]

Humanitarianism <Xpage=712>

Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism (?) , n. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.

2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.

Humanitian <Xpage=712>

Hu`ma*ni"tian (?) , n. A humanist. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Humanity <Xpage=712>

Hu*man"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Humanities (#) . [L. humanitas : cf. F. humanit\'82 . See Human .] 1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.

2. Mankind collectively; the human race.

But hearing oftentimes The still, and music humanity . Wordsworth.

It is a debt we owe to humanity . S. S. Smith.

3. The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness. "The common offices of humanity and friendship."

Locke.

4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.

Polished with humanity and the study of witty science. Holland.

5. pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.

&hand; The cultivation of the languages, literature, history, and arch\'91ology of Greece and Rome, were very commonly called liter\'91 humaniores , or, in English, the humanities , . . . by way of opposition to the liter\'91 divin\'91 , or divinity.

G. P. Marsh.

Humanization <Xpage=712>

Hu*man`i*za"tion (?) , n. The act of humanizing.

M. Arnold.

Humanize <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humanized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humanizing (?) .] [Cf. F. humaniser .] 1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize.

Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion? Addison.

2. To give a human character or expression to. " Humanized divinities."

Caird.

3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph .

Humanize <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ize , v. i. To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be ameliorated.

By the original law of nations, war and extirpation were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees, it admitted slavery instead of death; a further step was the exchange of prisoners instead of slavery. Franklin.

Humanizer <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*i`zer (?) , n. One who renders humane.

Humankind <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*kind` (?) , n. Mankind.

Pope.

Humanly <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ly , adv. 1. In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue .

Sir W. Raleigh.

2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.]

Pope.

Humanness <Xpage=712>

Hu"man*ness , n. The quality or state of being human.

Humate <Xpage=712>

Hu"mate (?) , n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.) A salt of humic acid.

Humation <Xpage=712>

Hu*ma"tion (?) , n. [L. humatio , fr. humare to cover with earth, to inter, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage .] Interment; inhumation. [R.]

Humbird <Xpage=712>

Hum"bird` (?) , n. Humming bird.

Humble <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble (?) , a. [ Compar. Humbler (?) ; superl. Humblest (?) .] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage , and cf. Chameleon , Humiliate .] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage .

THy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.

2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble . Jas. iv. 6.

She should be humble who would please. Prior.

Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington.

Humble plant (Bot.) , a species of sensitive plant, of the genus Mimosa ( M. sensitiva ). -- To eat humble pie , to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See Humbles . Halliwell . Thackeray .

Humble <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble (?) , a. Hornless. See Hummel . [Scot.]

Humble <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbling (?) .] 1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.

Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues Have humbled to all strokes. Shak.

The genius which humbled six marshals of France. Macaulay.

2. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. 6.

Syn. -- To abase; lower; depress; humiliate; mortify; disgrace; degrade.

Humblebee <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble*bee` (?) , n. [OE. humbilbee , hombulbe ; cf. D. hommel , G. hummel , OHG. humbal , Dan. humle , Sw. humla ; perh. akin to hum . &root;15. Cf. Bumblebee .] (Zo\'94l.) The bumblebee.

Shak.

Humblehead <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble*head` (?) , n. [ Humble + - head .] Humble condition or estate; humility. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Humbleness <Xpage=712>

Hum"ble*ness , n. The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

Humbler <Xpage=712>

Hum"bler (?) , n. One who, or that which, humbles some one.

Humbles <Xpage=712>

Hum"bles (?) , n. pl. [See Nombles .] Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles .]

Johnson.

Humblesse <Xpage=712>

Hum"blesse (?) , n. [OF.] Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Spenser.

Humbly <Xpage=712>

Hum"bly , adv. With humility; lowly.

Pope.

Humbug <Xpage=712>

Hum"bug` (?) , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.

3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.

Sir J. Stephen.

Humbug <Xpage=712>

Hum"bug` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humbugged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging (?) .] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

Humbugger <Xpage=712>

Hum"bug`ger (?) , n. One who humbugs.

Humbuggery <Xpage=712>

Hum"bug`ger*y (?) , n. The practice of imposition.

Humdrum <Xpage=712>

Hum"drum` (?) , a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. "A humdrum crone."

Bryant.

Humdrum <Xpage=712>

Hum"drum` , n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore.

B. Jonson.

2. Monotonous and tedious routine.

Dissatisfied with humdrum . The Nation.

3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.

Humect, Humectate <Xpage=712>

Hu*mect" (?) , Hu*mec"tate (?) , v. t. [L. humectare , humectatum , fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter .] To moisten; to wet. [Obs.]

Howell.

Humectant <Xpage=712>

Hu*mec"tant (?) , a. [L. humectans , p.pr.] Diluent. -- n. A diluent drink or medicine. [Obs.]

Humectation <Xpage=712>

Hu`mec*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. humectatio : cf. F. humectation .] A moistening. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Humective <Xpage=712>

Hu*mec"tive (?) , a. Tending to moisten. [Obs.]

Humeral <Xpage=712>

Hu"mer*al (?) , a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. hum\'82ral .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial.

Humeral veil (R. C. Ch.) , a long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands.

Humerus <Xpage=712>

Hu"me*rus (?) , n. ; pl. Humeri (#) . [L.] (Anat.) (a) The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb. (b) The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium.

Humic <Xpage=712>

Hu"mic (?) , a. [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid . See Humin .

Humicubation <Xpage=712>

Hu`mi*cu*ba"tion (?) , n. [L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down.] The act or practice of lying on the ground. [Obs.]

Abp. Bramhall.

Humid <Xpage=712>

Hu"mid (?) , a. [L. humidus , umidus , fr. humere , umere , to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. <?/, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v\'94kr moist, and perh. to E. ox : cf. F. humide .] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humid air or atmosphere ; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth ; consisting of water or vapor.

Evening cloud, or humid bow. Milton.

Humidity <Xpage=712>

Hu*mid"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. humidit\'82 .] Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing.

&hand; In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air is designated by Humidity 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers.

Humidness <Xpage=712>

Hu"mid*ness (?) , n. Humidity.

Humifuse <Xpage=712>

Hu"mi*fuse (?) , a. [L. humus ground + fusus , p.p. of fundere to spread.] (Bot.) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent.

Gray.

Humiliant <Xpage=712>

Hu*mil"i*ant (?) , a. [L. humilians , p.pr. of humiliare .] Humiliating; humbling. " Humiliant thoughts." [R.]

Mrs. Browning.

Humiliate <Xpage=712>

Hu*mil"i*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humiliated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating .] [L. humiliatus , p.p. of humiliare . See Humble .] To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify.

We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. M. Arnold.

Humiliation <Xpage=712>

Hu*mil`i*a"tion (?) , n. [L. humiliatio : cf. F. humiliation .] 1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.

Bp. Hopkins.

2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.

The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. Hooker.

Humility <Xpage=712>

Hu*mil"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Humilities (#) . [OE. humilite , OF. humilit\'82 , humelit\'82 , F. humilit\'82 , fr. L. humiliatis . See Humble .] 1. The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts xx. 19.

2. An act of submission or courtesy.

With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Syn. -- Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence. -- Humility , Modesty , Diffidence . Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure should be censured, since a dread of failure unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually called diffidence . It may be carried too far, and is not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty , without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be our due. It does not require of us to underrate ourselves.

Humin <Xpage=712>

Hu"min (?) , n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.) A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid , ulmin , gein , ulmic or geic acid , etc.

Humiri <Xpage=712>

Hu*mi"ri (?) , n. [From native name.] (Bot.) A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus Humirium .

Humite <Xpage=712>

Hum"ite (?) , n. [Named after Sir A. Hume .] (Min.) A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, containing fluorine.

Hummel <Xpage=712>