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Humanics (?), n. The study of human nature. [R.] T. W. Collins.
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Humanify (?), v. t. To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate. [R.]
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The humanifying of the divine Word. H. B. Wilson.
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Humanism (?), n. 1. Human nature or disposition; humanity.
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[She] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism. T. Hardy.
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2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.
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3. A doctrine or ethical point of view that emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejects claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stresses the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism.
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humanisation n. Same as . [Chiefly Brit.]
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humanise v. Same as . [Chiefly Brit.]
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Humanist, 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.
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2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
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3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.
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4. A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism.
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Humanistic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. Caird.
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2. Pertaining to polite literature. M. Arnold.
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Humanitarian (?), a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.
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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.
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3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]
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Humanitarian, n. [From .] 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
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2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
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3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
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Humanitarianism (?), 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.
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2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.
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Humanitian (?), n. A humanist. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Humanity (?), n.; pl. Humanities (#). [L. humanitas: cf. F. humanité. See .] 1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.
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2. Mankind collectively; the human race.
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But hearing oftentimes
The still, and music humanity. Wordsworth.
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It is a debt we owe to humanity. S. S. Smith.
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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.
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4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.
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Polished with humanity and the study of witty science. Holland.
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5. pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
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☞ The cultivation of the languages, literature, history, and archæology of Greece and Rome, were very commonly called literæ humaniores, or, in English, the humanities, . . . by way of opposition to the literæ divinæ, or divinity. G. P. Marsh.
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Humanization (?), n. The act of humanizing. M. Arnold.
Syn. -- humanisation.
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Humanize (?), 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. [Also spelled humanise.]
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Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion? Addison.
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2. To give a human character or expression to. “Humanized divinities.” Caird.
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3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph.
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Humanize, v. i. To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be ameliorated.
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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.
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Humanizer (?), n. One who renders humane.
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Humankind (?), n. Mankind. Pope.
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humanlike adj. resembling a human. [Narrower terms: human (vs. nonhuman) ]
Syn. -- anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous.
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Humanly, 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.
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2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] Pope.
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Humanness, n. The quality or state of being human.
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Humate (?), n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.) A salt of humic acid.
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Humation (?), n. [L. humatio, fr. humare to cover with earth, to inter, fr. humus the earth, ground. See .] Interment; inhumation. [R.]
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Humbird (?), n. Humming bird.
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Humble (?), a. [Compar. Humbler (?); superl. Humblest (?).] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See , and cf. , .] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
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THy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.
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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.
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God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Jas. iv. 6.
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She should be humble who would please. Prior.
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Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington.
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Coloq. Humble plant (Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the genus Mimosa (Mimosa sensitiva). -- Coloq. 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 . Halliwell. Thackeray.
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Humble (?), a. Hornless. See . [Scot.]
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Humble (?), 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.
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Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues
Have humbled to all strokes. Shak.
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The genius which humbled six marshals of France. Macaulay.
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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.
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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.
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Humblebee (?), n. [OE. humbilbee, hombulbe; cf. D. hommel, G. hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw. humla; perh. akin to hum. √15. Cf. .] (Zoöl.) The bumblebee. Shak.
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Humblehead (?), n. [Humble + -head.] Humble condition or estate; humility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Humbleness, n. The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.
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Humbler (?), n. One who, or that which, humbles some one.
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Humbles (?), n. pl. [See .] Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles.] Johnson.
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Humblesse (?), n. [OF.] Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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Humbly, adv. With humility; lowly. Pope.
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Humbug (?), 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.
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2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
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3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
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Humbug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging (?).] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
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Humbugger (?), n. One who humbugs.
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Humbuggery (?), n. The practice of imposition.
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Humdrum (?), a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. “A humdrum crone.” Bryant.
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Humdrum, n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore. B. Jonson.
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2. Monotonous and tedious routine.
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Dissatisfied with humdrum. The Nation.
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3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.

{ Humect (?), Humectate (?), } v. t. [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.] To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell.
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Humectant (?), a. [L. humectans, p. pr.] Diluent. -- n. A diluent drink or medicine. [Obs.]
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Humectation (?), n. [L. humectatio: cf. F. humectation.] A moistening. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Humective (?), a. Tending to moisten. [Obs.]
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Humeral (?), a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. huméral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial.
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Coloq. 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.
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Humerus (?), 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.
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Humic (?), a. [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See .
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Humicubation (?), n. [L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down.] The act or practice of lying on the ground. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall.
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Humid (hūmĭd), a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. ygros, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. vökr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.
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Evening cloud, or humid bow. Milton.
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humidification n. The act or process of increasing the moisture content; -- usually used of gases, especially air.
Syn. -- moisturization.
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humidifier n. A device that increases the moisture content of the air; -- used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause irritation to the throat. Compare dehumidifier.
Syn. -- moisturization.
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humidify v. t. to render (gases, especially air) humid or to increase the moisture content of; as, We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house.
Syn. -- moisturize, make humid, make more humid.
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Humidity (?), n. [Cf. F. humidité.] 1. 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.
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2. Specifically: The content of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also called relative humidity. The capacity of the air to hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the temperature changes without changing the absolute content of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will also change.
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Coloq. relative humidity Same as {2}.
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☞ In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air by water vapor is designated by a relative humidity of 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct proportion to the actual content of water vapor.
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Humidness (?), n. Humidity.
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Humifuse (?), a. [L. humus ground + fusus, p. p. of fundere to spread.] (Bot.) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent. Gray.
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Humiliant (?), a. [L. humilians, p. pr. of humiliare.] Humiliating; humbling. “Humiliant thoughts.” [R.] Mrs. Browning.
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Humiliate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See .] To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify.
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We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. M. Arnold.
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humiliated adj. brought low in condition or status; reduced in dignity; humbled; mortified.
Syn. -- broken, crushed, humbled, low, mortified.
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humiliating adj. causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: undignified (vs. dignified)]
Syn. -- demeaning, humbling, mortifying.
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Humiliation (?), n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.] 1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. Bp. Hopkins.
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2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.
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The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. Hooker.
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Humility (?), n.; pl. Humilities (#). [OE. humilite, OF. humilité, humelité, F. humilité, fr. L. humiliatis. See .] 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.
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Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts xx. 19.
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2. An act of submission or courtesy.
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With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Syn. -- Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; 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.
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Humin (?), 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.
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Humiri (?), n. [From native name.] (Bot.) A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus Humirium.
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Humite (?), 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.
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Hummel (?), v. t. [Cf. .] To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.]
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Hummel, a. Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow. [Scot.]
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Hummeler (?), n. [Written also hummeller.] One who, or a machine which, hummels.
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Hummer (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, hums; one who applauds by humming. Ainsworth.
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2. (Zoöl.) A humming bird.
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Humming (?), a. Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.
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Humming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.
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Coloq. Hummingale , lively or strong ale. Dryden. -- Coloq. Humming-bird moth (Zoöl.), a hawk moth. See Hawk moth, under , the bird.
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hummingbird, humming bird n. (Zoöl.), any bird of the family Trochilidæ, of which over one hundred genera are known, including about four hundred species. They are found only in America and are most abundant in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size with long slender bills adapted to sucking nectar from flowers, and are noted for the very brilliant iridescent colors of their plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming noise; the wings are specialized for hovering flight, but they can also dart forward and fly quite rapidly. They feed both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The common humming bird or ruby-throat of the Eastern United States is Trochilus colubris. Several other species are found in the Western United States. See , and .
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Hummock (?), n. [Prob. a dim. of hump. See .] 1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.
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2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.
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3. Timbered land. See . [Southern U.S.]
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Hummocking, n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice. Kane.
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Hummocky (?), a. Abounding in hummocks.
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Hummum (?), n. [Per. or Ar. hammān.] A sweating bath or place for sweating. Sir T. Herbert.
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Humor (?), n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See .] [Written also humour.] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.
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☞ The ancient physicians believed that there were four humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion of which the temperament and health depended.
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2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. “A body full of humors.” Sir W. Temple.
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3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor.
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Examine how your humor is inclined,
And which the ruling passion of your mind. Roscommon.
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A prince of a pleasant humor. Bacon.
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I like not the humor of lying. Shak.
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4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
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Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured? South.
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5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.
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For thy sake I admit
That a Scot may have humor, I'd almost said wit. Goldsmith.
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A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host. W. Irving.
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Coloq. Aqueous humor , Coloq. Crystalline humor or Coloq. Crystalline lens , Coloq. Vitreous humor . (Anat.) See . -- Coloq. Out of humor , dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind.

Syn. -- Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood; frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See .
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