Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HU-MAN-I-ZA'TION, n.

The act of humanizing.

HU'MAN-IZE, v.t.

To soften; to render humane; to subdue dispositions to cruelty, and render susceptible of kind feelings. Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures? Addison. Witherspoon.

HU'MAN-IZ-ED, pp.

Softened; rendered humane.

HU'MAN-IZ-ING, ppr.

Softening; subduing cruel dispositions.

HU'MAN-KIND, n.

The race of man; mankind; the human species. Pope.

HU'MAN-LY, adv.

1. After the manner of men; according to the opinions or knowledge of men. The present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue.
2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] Pope.

HU-MA'TION, n.

Interment. [Not used.]

HUM'BIRD, or HUM'MING-BIRD, n.

A very small bird of the genus Trochilus; so called from the sound of its wings in flight. The rostrum is subulate, filiform, and longer than the head; the tongue is filiform and tubulous. It never lights to take food, but feeds while on the wing.

HUM'BLE, a. [Fr. humble; L. humilis; supposed to be from humus, the earth, or its root.]

1. Low; opposed to high or lofty. Thy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.
2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as, a humble cottage. A humble roof, and an obscure retreat. Anon.
3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud, haughty, arrogant, or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James iv. Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington's Circular Address or Letter, June 18, 1783.

HUM'BLE, v.t.

1. To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.
2. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.
3. To mortify.
4. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. xxxii.
5. To make to condescend. He humbles himself to speak to them.
6. To bring down; to lower; to reduce. The highest mountains may he humbled into valleys. Hakewill.
7. To deprive of chastity. Deut. xxi. To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.

HUM'BLE-BEE, n. [G. hummel; D. hommel; Dan. hummel; Sw. humla; from hum. It is often called bumblebee, L. bombus, a buzzing.]

A bee of a large species, that draws its food chiefly from closer flowers.

HUM'BLED, pp.

Made low; abased; rendered meek and submissive; penitent.

HUM'BLE-MOUTH-ED, a.

Mild; meek; modest. Shak.

HUM'BLE-NESS, n.

The state of being humble or low; humility; meekness. Bacon. Sidney.

HUM'BLE-PLANT, n.

A species of sensitive plant. Mortimer.

HUM'BLER, n.

He or that which humbles; he that reduces pride or mortifies.

HUM'BLES, or UM'BLES, n.

Entrails of a deer. Johnson.

HUM'BLING, ppr.

1. Abasing; crushing; subduing.
2. adj. Adapted to abase pride and self-dependence.

HUM'BLY, adv.

1. In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility. Hope humbly then, with trembling pinions soar, / Wait the great teacher, death, and God adore. Pope.
2. In a low state or condition; without elevation.

HUM'BOLD-ITE, n. [from Humboldt.]

A rare mineral recently described, occurring in small crystals, nearly colorless and transparent, or of a yellowish tinge and translucent; rarely separate, but usually aggregated; their primary form, an oblique rhombic prism. Phillips.

HUM'BOLDT-INE, n.

A native oxalate of the protoxyd of iron.

HUM'BUG, n.

An imposition. [A low word.]

HUM'BUG, v.t.

To deceive; to impose on. [A low word.]

HUM'BUG-GED, pp.

Imposed on; deceived.

HUM'DRUM, a. [Qu. hum and drone, or W. trom, heavy.]

Dull; stupid. Addison. Hudibras.