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- English Word Hum Definition To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
- English Word Hum Definition A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.
- English Word Hum Definition Any inarticulate and buzzing sound
- English Word Hum Definition The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.
- English Word Hum Definition A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.
- English Word Hum Definition An imposition or hoax.
- English Word Hum Definition An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.
- English Word Hum Definition A kind of strong drink formerly used.
- English Word Hum Definition Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
- English Word Human Definition 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.
- English Word Human Definition A human being.
- English Word Humanate Definition Indued with humanity.
- English Word Humane Definition Pertaining to man; human.
- English Word Humane Definition Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.
- English Word Humane Definition Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.
- English Word Humanics Definition The study of human nature.
- English Word Humanify Definition To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate.
- English Word Humanism Definition Human nature or disposition; humanity.
- English Word Humanism Definition The study of the humanities; polite learning.
- English Word Humanist Definition 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.