Webster's Dictionary 1828

1837

HUMBLEBEE

HUM'BLEBEE, noun [Latin bombus, a buzzing.]A bee of a large species, that draws its food chiefly from clover flowers.

1838

HUMBLED

HUM'BLED, participle passive Made low; abased; rendered meek and submissive; penitent.

1839

HUMBLEMOUTHED

HUM'BLEMOUTHED, adjective Mild; meek; modest.

1840

HUMBLENESS

HUM'BLENESS, noun The state of being humble or low; humility; meekness.

1841

HUMBLEPLANT

HUM'BLEPLANT, noun A species of sensitive plant.

1842

HUMBLER

HUM'BLER, noun He or that which humbles; he that reduces pride or mortifies.

1843

HUMBLES

HUM'BLESUM'BLES, noun Entrails of a deer.

1844

HUMBLY

HUM'BLY, adverb In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility.Hope humbly the, with trembling pinions soar,Wait the great teacher, death, and God adore.1. In a l...

1845

HUMBOLDITE

HUM'BOLDITE, noun [from Humbold.] A rare mineral recently described, occurring in small crystals, nearly colorless and transparent, or of a yellowish tinge and translucent; rare...

1846

HUMBUG

HUM'BUG, noun An imposition.

1847

HUMDRUM

HUM'DRUM, adjective Dull; stupid.HUM'DRUM, noun A stupid fellow; a drone.

1848

HUMECT

HUMECT'HUMEC'TATE, verb transitive [Latin humecto, from humeo, to be moist.]To moisten; to wet; to water. [Little used.]

1849

HUMECTATION

HUMECTA'TION, noun The act of moistening, wetting or watering. [Little used.]

1850

HUMECTIVE

HUMEC'TIVE, adjective Having the power to moisten.

1851

HUMERAL

HU'MERAL, adjective [Latin humerus, the shoulder.Belonging to the shoulder; as the humeral artery.

1852

HUMHUM

HUM'HUM, noun A kind of plain, coarse India cloth, made of cotton.

1853

HUMICUBATION

HUMICUBA'TION, noun [Latin humus, the ground, and cubo, to lie.]A lying on the ground. [Little used.]

1854

HUMID

HU'MID, adjective [Latin humidus, from humeo, to be moist.]1. Moist; damp; containing sensible moisture; as a humid air or atmosphere.2. Somewhat wet or watery; as humid earth.

1855

HUMIDITY

HUMID'ITY, noun Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness which is perceptible to the eye or touch, occasioned by the absorption of a fluid, or its adherence to the surfa...

1856

HUMIDNESS

HU'MIDNESS, noun Humidity.

1857

HUMILIATE

HUMIL'IATE, verb transitive [Latin humilio.] To humble; to lower in condition; to depress; as humiliated slaves.

1858

HUMILIATED

HUMIL'IATED, participle passive Humbled; depressed; degraded.

1859

HUMILIATING

HUMIL'IATING, participle present tense Humbling; depressing.1. Abating pride; reducing self-confidence; mortifying.

1860

HUMILIATION

HUMILIA'TION, noun The act of humbling; the state of being humbled.1. Descent from an elevated state or rank to one that is low or humble.The former was a humiliation of deity; ...

1861

HUMILITY

HUMIL'ITY, noun [Latin humilitas.]1. In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance; humbleness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth. In theology, humility consists in low...

1862

HUMITE

HU'MITE, noun A mineral of a reddish brown color, and a shining luster; crystallized in octahedrons, much modified by truncation and bevelment. It is named from Sir Abm. Hume.

1863

HUMMER

HUM'MER, noun [from hum.] One that hums; an applauder.